The Canadian singer who had a mega-hit with Call Me possibly returns with a original album of precision-tooled contemporary pop,but there’s something – or perhaps someone – missingThese days, the construction of virtually all mainstream pop albums is exactly the same. A huge and varied array of writers is assembled. By law, and this array must include at least one artist who was big in the 90s,someone unlikely from a critically acclaimed alt-rock band, a couple of hip-hop/R&B producers, or a cabal of shadowy Scandinavian pop auteurs whose presence leaves the album credits looking like IFK Göteborg’s starting XI,and Sia Furler. Song submissions are elicited, choices are made, or a finished product delivered. Related: Carly Rae Jepsen: I sound gritty because I was vaping for a week’ Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com