Not since Des’ree told us “I Ain’t Movin'” have we been notified of an artist’s whereabouts so specifically. This five-track EP seems short, considering that if she really isn’t goin’ anywhere then why couldn’t she record a full-length album in the process.
“Runaway” leads off, and it sounds as if she is singing into a megaphone, but it’s really clear that she isn’t. It sounds like that upbeat Christian rock you hear when you are scanning the lower end of the FM dial, looking for a good college station to listen to while on a road trip. (When you’re here, of course, scan a little higher, perhaps around 103.3.)
“Stay Here” is more of the same. It’s very slick and overproduced but not in the good Foo Fighters way. “Come Away” sounds like an Evanescence ripoff. There’s nothing wrong with having a mainstream pop sound, but if you’re going for pop it should not be a free pass to sing with no heart, although to be fair I wouldn’t know if she sang with heart because the producers took everything out. It’s like buying bleached flour. It is nothing like actual wheat.
“Will You Ever Change” is the single. It has to be. The tempo is different from the other tracks. The lyrics have some semblance of meaning. She sounds rejuvenated. She’s wearing the Colbie Caillat hat.
It ends with “Here’s to You My Friend,” a title that really needs a comma in it. This song is destined for a movie soundtrack, playing in the background during a forgotten scene in which the teenage girl protagonist changes her Facebook status message with tears in her eyes.
I don’t understand the point.
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