Kesha - Animal

Artist:

Ke$ha

UPC:

886974920922

Description:

Audio Mixer: Serban Ghenea.
Photographer: Shelby Duncan.
Just when it seemed 2009`s trash-brat electro scene (3OH!3, LMFAO, Shwayze) was about to crumble under its own weight, rapper/singer/songwriter Kesha became the genre`s biggest star, graduating from being Flo Rida`s backup singer (she provided the hook on the rapper`s massive single "Right Round") to superstar when her debut single, "TiK ToK," set a digital sales record with over 600,000 downloads in a week. Her climb to the top includes bizarre factoids like she once lived in the house where the Eagles recorded Hotel California, plus she once vomited in Paris Hilton`s closet. Working on Hilton`s album was the reason she was at the house, so it`s hard not to appreciate how Animal makes Kesha sound nothing like an industry vet who used to write for the Veronicas. Here she`s a gum-snapping, alcohol-abusing Facebook jockey straight out of the suburbs, who spits sophomoric but fun putdowns, come-ons, and sig files all over electro beats. Opening with "Maybe I need some rehab/Or maybe just need some sleep", Animal is up front about its unwillingness to face the real world, and prefers a garbage chic reality with a liberal shot of the `80s. "Party at a Rich Dude`s House" could have fallen off the Fast Times at Ridgemont High soundtrack, while the word "gross" makes a serious comeback throughout the album. The music is heavy on gimmicks -- Auto-Tune, vocoders, and silly samples are all in abundance -- while able folks like Dr. Luke, plus Mim and Liv Nervo, are in charge of the colorful electro-pop productions. With so many fun, "TiK ToK"-type tracks, Animal is recommended for both brats and the bratty at heart. ~ David Jeffries

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Your Love Is My Drug
2. Tik Tok
3. Take It Off
4. Ki$$ N Tell
5. Stephen
6. Blah Blah Blah - (featuring 3OH!3)
7. Hungover
8. Party at a Rich Dude`s House
9. Back$tabber
10. Blind
11. D.I.N.O.$.A.U.R.
12. Dancing with Tears in My Eyes
13. Boots & Boys
14. Animal

Album Information

Release Date:

01/05/2010

Type:

Performer

Genre:

R&B

Subgenre:

Rap

Label:

RCA

Catalog Number:

49209

Original Release Year:

2010

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Runtime:

46 : 19

Guest Artist:

3OH!3

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