ARTIST: Kelly Clarkson
TITLE: My December
RELEASE DATE: 2007/06/26
Tracklisting
1. Never Again
2. One Minute
3. Hole
4. Sober
5. Don't Waste Your Time
6. Judas
7. Haunted
8. Be Still
9. Maybe
10. How I Feel
11. Yeah
12. Can I Have A Kiss
13. Irvine
NEWS/REVIEWS
MAY/06
"My December," to be released early this summer, it's easy to believe that she's spent time in a mosh pit. Produced by David Kahne, who's guided new-wave rockers from the Bangles to Sugar Ray to the Strokes, and written almost entirely by Clarkson with several members of her touring band, the album features revered punk bassist Mike Watt on several tracks and stresses Clarkson's avenging-angel vocals throughout. The up-tempo songs, with un-pretty titles such as "Hole" and "Judas," spruce up the often-maligned pop-metal template with sharp guitar riffs and the occasional electro-clash beat. It's not rock, says Clarkson: "Rock, to me, is like AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith." But it is hard and, in its own way, extreme.
"My December" is all about Clarkson's voice — and not only the succulent, slightly dark timbre of her alto, or her ability to nail those shirt-ripping high notes that say "freedom" in rock 'n' roll speak. The lyrics, many inspired by a bout of despair Clarkson suffered at the height of her newfound fame, are genuinely heart-baring. "I found myself at the lowest of lows," she said of that period, when she realized that several intimates had betrayed her trust.
"It is very aggressive," Clarkson said. "And it might be too much. But I just needed to be able to make this record and not have so many hands in the cookie jar saying, 'Pull this string, pull that string.' I was like, 'Just give me this one thing, and I will make whatever record you want next time.' Now, I need this, for me."
For the full Review/Article go to the link below.
Source: LA Times
Link:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment...ck=2&cset=true