The spiky superstar is one of pop’s biggest success stories with global album sales exceeding 60 million and 21 UK Top 10 singles. She calls her career “the longest fluke ever,” a joke undermined by her ninth full-length release.
Belters includes the euphoric title track, an infectious synth-heavy blast of energy, co-written by Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid, about finding true love. The kind that means if you fall backwards, you can trust your other half to catch you. “Go where love is on our side,” he sings over the pulsing dance-pop beat. “It’s a confidence drop, baby.”
Pink’s powerful voice, a wonderful thing, is properly showcased on the heartfelt opening When I Get There with that distinctive, rasping voice echoing over a somber, repeated keyboard note.
The ‘there’ is heaven: she is singing to someone she has loved and lost. Her father from her? it’s quite beautiful. The bittersweet relationship song Turbulence has a more upbeat vibe. “The panic is temporary, but I will be permanent,” she promises.
Quality guest artists abound.
Alternative folk band The Lumineers join her on the plaintive Long Way To Go. Swedish folk duo First Aid Kit enhance the nostalgic Kids In Love, and Chris Stapleton’s gorgeous guests on the tearful country track Just Say I’m Sorry.
Pink is at her poppiest on Never Gonna Not Dance Again, a carefree Latin-flavored floor filler. Runaway ups the beat, Hate Me is catchy and defiant, Last Call is an apocalyptic thumping: “Last call before the world ends.”
Let’s hope not. Flamboyant, smart and versatile, Pink continues to be a huge talent.
It’s not by chance.
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