her USA debut album doesn't come out here in Canada till April 7 (*curses*), but i've ordered mine and waiting it's arrival. i have managed to listen to the album though. and i like what i hear =D. i'm going to review it, too. but on the album: it's surpisingly not disappointing. it's actually got a "western" sound (oh shoot me; i hate using that to describe music =S) it's not totally different from the hits playing on the radio now, but i think that may have been the smart thing to do. get her established with mainstream music, and then if she's successful enough, get a little more daring. her music is very, very dance oriented. some of the songs sounds Lady Ga-Ga-ish mashed with Britney Spear's Circus album sound. and that's good agian since that seems to be what people are latching on to. an early verdict on the album: B-. i have to listen to everything more thoroughly, but so far so good.
her second single, I Did It For Love
personally, i prefer this single to her first, Eat You Up.
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in other music related topics, Utada Hikaru's coming back to North America as well with a new US album. i've got that too, but have yet to listen to it. i don't know whether i should review or not. if anything, i'll end up writing something small