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Ke$ha - Heartbeats
Released: April 18th, 2014
Info: For her third LP Ke$ha once again aligns herself with executive producer Dr. Luke, however the team decides to take a different approach with the making of this album, exploring the new pop/folk trend that seems to be taking over the airwaves whilst diving deeper into Progressive Pop Music. The Songs still follow themes that the C'mon songstress is infamous for, however Ke$ha's focus for this album was exploring the beauty in the simple things in life and living in the moment.
Tracklisting:
1. Heartbeats
2. We Can Be Free
3. Just Us
4. Magic
5. While We're in Love
6. Hypnotise
7. Dead or Alive
8. Climbing the Sky
9. Midnight Mayhem
10. Kids
11. Kiss of Death
12. Young + Dumb
13. Meet Me
14. Machine Gun Love
Song Info:
Heartbeats
[Dr Luke, Jeff Basker and Madeon]
Heartbeats shares a message of the preciousness of human life and how it should be celebrated. The sounds is completely new to Ke$ha and mixes her well known pop sound with a new mix between Indie and Electronic (Similar to Anything Could Happen by Ellie Goulding)
We Can Be Free
[Calvin Harris]
We Can Be Free is a song about living in the now and enjoying life around you. It was released as the first single from the album and became one of Ke$ha's most successful hits, going number one in various countries around the world. It features the well-known production that Calvin Harris is known for mixed with Ke$ha's infamous puns and catchy vocals.
Just Us
[Markus Dravs, Dr. Luke and Cirkut]
Just us is something completely new for Ke$ha and her team and is described as infectious 'Pop-Folk'. Ke$ha sings about how important the person she is with is and how much they make her life special and magical, whether its a friend, family member or love interest. The verses serve a fast-paced guitar driven sound while the chorus is a little bit more energetic with plenty of stomping and clapping.
Magic
[Dr. Luke, Greg Kurstin and Max Martin]
Magic is another new type of song for Ke$ha and follows a similar structure to 'Just Us' however with more of dancy vibe. The Verses sound pure and fresh with plenty of acoustic melodies with an explosive chorus. As the name suggest the song is about the magic of life.
Hypnotise
[Max Martin and Zedd]
Hypnotise is the first real wild track on the album and is decribed as Progressive-Pop. The Chorus is huge and features stunning vocals and a nice breakdown, whilst the verses a little bit more lighter and feature Ke$ha's famous spoken word vocals.
While We're In Love
[Dr. Luke, Cirkut and Captain Cuts]
We Can Be Free is a fun-loving, fast paced Folk-Pop track about Falling in Love and exploring the world together. The insanely catchy verses feature a beautiful acoustic guitar driven melody which builds up to a more synthy chorus.
Dead Or Alive
[Billboard and Ammo]
Dead or Alive is a dirty, rock driven techno song about chasing down boys and destroying them. Many describe as being part two to Cannibal however it features more of an Electro-Rock, Dubstepy type feel to it.
Climbing the Sky
[Hardwell]
Climbing the Sky takes Progressive-Pop to a whole new level. With an insanely Catchy Melody and a huge chorus and breakdown, Ke$ha sings about going all out and not giving a **** about the haters.
Midnight Mayhem
[Dr. Luke, Diplo and Cirkut]
Midnight Mayhem is an edgy, electronic, infectious dance track and features Ke$ha's spoken world vocals with a huge build up to a chorus. The song is described as C'mon's darker, electronic sister.
Kids
[Greg Kurstin, Dr. Luke and Danger Mouse]
The track 'Kids' is a throwback type track where Ke$ha channels the lighter side to rock such as The Strokes and the Beastie Boys. Ke$ha sings about the troubles that the younger generation have to go through and how stressful it and is described as a lighter more pop version as 'You Only Live Once' with a catchy guitar melody and plenty of drum and bass.
Kiss of Death
[Mike Spenser and Jeff Bhasker]
Kiss of Death is another new sound for Ke$ha and is described as an alternative-club banger infused with her famous pop sound. She sings about her relationship with men and how dangerous she is, especially to boys who **** with her emotions.
Young + Dumb
[Dr. Luke, Calvin Harris and Jeff Bhasker]
Young + Dumb is the perfect way to tie up Heartbeats as it ties in the two sounds (Folk-Pop and Progressive-pop) that the album mainly features. Ke$ha sings about not giving a **** because we're young and to just have fun.
but anything could happen 
