From the looks of it, her forthcoming My Everything stands to expand her sound palette a bit: first single "Problem" overcame guest appearances by no-talent stars Iggy Azalea and Big Sean, coming off as the best saxophone-featuring pop song since Jennifer Lopez's "Get Right", and now there's the delightfully colorful, life-affirming "Break Free", perhaps Grande's boldest song yet.
From the zippy opening synth line to the verse's insistent pounding, "Break Free" certainly invites comparisons to Swedish pop mastermind Robyn; as ever, Grande brings her own skyscraping voice in top form, so vocally the comparisons don't stick. Production-wise, however, this is top-notch synth-pop, and all credit goes to German producer Zedd, whose own megahits "Clarity" and "Stay the Night" have doubled as showcases for his capability to wield loopy, lollipop-sticky synths into dizzying pop-confection perfection. "This is the part when/ I say I don't want you/ I'm stronger than I've been before," Grande belts during the chorus, a breakup-survival cry that matches Kelly Clarkson's I'm-still-moving-on "Since You Been Gone", updating that song's guitar-driven rush for today's computer world.
Ok, something fishy is going on. They gave Yours Truly a glowing review (not out of the ordinary) but they've given best new music to both her singles this era when they are both generic pop songs (no shade) and they've never done that for another pop star...
Grande belts during the chorus, a breakup-survival cry that matches Kelly Clarkson's I'm-still-moving-on "Since You Been Gone", updating that song's guitar-driven rush for today's computer world.
Impact. Ari's belt at the top of the bridge isn't as powerful but I get what they mean. Ari still killed it.
Kelly remains being the industry standard for breakup songs and belts.
Ok, something fishy is going on. They gave Yours Truly a glowing review (not out of the ordinary) but they've given best new music to both her singles this era when they are both generic pop songs (no shade) and they've never done that for another pop star...
I love how P4K hates Iggy so much.
