Where some former child stars tack toward aggressive maturity when they reach their twenties, Gomez finds ways to transcend that cliche. Her brand of sexiness has a coy, subtle quality that never tries too hard, from the fun, flirty "Hands to Myself" to the blissed-out "Survivors" to the intoxicating "Me & the Rhythm" — a riff on the classic theme of losing yourself on the dance floor ("Everybody wants to be touched/Everybody wants to get some") that nonetheless finds her sounding completely in control of her own euphoria.
I'm convinced a bunch of forum stans now work at Rolling Stone. They are literally going to be the only year-end list with a trash album like Revival on it.
