I'm most excited for Birthday, Dark Horse, This Is How We Do, Ghost & Love Me. I'm least excited for Walking On Air (obviously. what a train-wreck) and Double Rainbow. Oh, and I really like the cover.
i dont like it. too much light u can barely even see Katy.
Chances are the Album cover is "holographic or lenticular hence why there's too much light. Those kind of covers don't translate well in photographs untl you see it in person.
In fact, it doesn't seem as if she's strayed very far from her Teenage Dream formula, at least sonically (and really, why would she?). Like she told MTV News last month, there's really no darkness on Prism. Instead, the new songs are voluminous, playful, packed with hooks and brimming with studio shine.
"Birthday," which Perry described as her attempt at writing "something Mariah Carey would have put on her first record," is an upbeat jam that features her cooing "let me get you in your birthday suit," and ends with her coyly whispering "Happy birthday." The roller-skating jam "Walking On Air" — she actually wrote it after watching skaters in Central Park — pumps and struts on an actual Deep House groove, like something lifted from a Crystal Waters track, and "This Is How We Do" is a cocksure, club-ready banger.
"Dark Horse" — which improbably features Juicy J — grooves along on heavy bass, and "Legendary Lovers" simmers slowly before breaking out in an arabesque gallop. "International Smile" seems destined for the dance floors, as does "Love Me," a song she recorded with producer Bloodshy (one half of the duo responsible for Britney Spears' smash "Toxic.") In short, like Teenage Dream, the party starters are definitely not lacking on this album.
If there is a difference this time out, it's Perry's newfound maturity. It's not boring or brooding; it's worldly, carrying an almost refined quality. That's due in no small part to the fact that she recorded some of the album in Stockholm, with producers like Klas Ahlund (who worked closely with Katy's former tourmate, the sensational Swede Robyn), Greg Kurstin and Sia, with which she wrote the track "Double Rainbow." There are also a handful of slower, more complex songs on Prism, like "Unconditionally" (which Perry said was her favorite) and album closer "By The Grace Of God," a deeply personal ballad where Katy admits there were times when she thought about giving it all up.
At least that's what we gathered from one listen ... perhaps these songs will change when they're actually mixed, though we kind of doubt it. After all, as she's proved time and time again, Katy is a pro, and she knows the formula for success. It's one she seems ready to replicate with Prism.
"Double Rainbow" Was Co-Written With Greg Kurstin and Sia. Kurstin brings the pop sensibility he's flashed with artists like Kelly Clarkson, P!nk and Tegan & Sara, while Sia's presence connects this sleek, shimmering pop track to "Titanium," another song with a powerful chorus that explodes upon impact. "One man's trash is another man's treasure... so if it's up to me, I'm gonna keep you forever," Perry sings on the breathy love track.
I like it! It would be so much better without that border and with a less intense lens flare though. I hope she doesn't continue with the border theme this era.
Billboard has me excited for Birthday after saying this.
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7. "Birthday" Has (The Most) Smash Potential. Although there were a handful of songs played on Thursday night that could very well be ruling radio similarly to "Roar," "Birthday" is a stone-cold stunner, with busy but buoyant production, a deeply rhythmic impulse and joyful lyrical concept. "I wanted to do something that Mariah Carey would have put on her first record," Perry said while introducing the song, which serves as pop music's (superior) answer to Swizz Beatz's "Everyday Birthday" single with promises of "Make it like your birthday everyday."
"Double Rainbow" Was Co-Written With Greg Kurstin and Sia. Kurstin brings the pop sensibility he's flashed with artists like Kelly Clarkson, P!nk and Tegan & Sara, while Sia's presence connects this sleek, shimmering pop track to "Titanium," another song with a powerful chorus that explodes upon impact. "One man's trash is another man's treasure... so if it's up to me, I'm gonna keep you forever," Perry sings on the breathy love track.
too much
at fanmade covers slaying the actual one.
