My fears were confirmed when I listened to My December, it wasn't as good as breakaway but it is definitely an album to get this year. It's more rockish than her previous albums. I think it's meant for broken hearted girls. Honestly I was kind of disappointed listening to the album after anticipating it for months.
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KELLY CLARKSON- 'MY DECEMBER'
LABEL: RCA RECORDS
RELEASED: JUNE 26TH
REVIEW BY: LOUIS TULLO

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Kelly Clarkson’s latest offering, My December, is one of the best albums to come out this year and fills the gap that pop music has been lacking for a while. I hope this makes my feelings crystal clear after the media frenzy over the album, in which critics are comparing it to Lauryn Hill’s tumultuous MTV Unplugged album. In all honesty, both albums are excellent but markedly different. Straying outside the quite calculated music scene today, Clarkson delivers songs filled with the angst and emotion that is appropriate from a woman her age. In a day when the Billboard charts are topped by redundant and nonsensical hip hop tracks and dimwitted and calculated pop songs; Kelly Clarkson brings something real albeit dark to music. Consequentially, these tracks will indeed polarize audiences who are expecting another “Since U Been Gone,” a fact that is evidenced by radio’s strong aversion to the lead single “Never Again.” The lyrical and musical direction of My December will shock an integral audience of Breakaway that have a strong presence in today’s music scene – tweens. While it might have been cute for the same kids who made High School Musical such a success to be singing “Since you been gone, I can’t breathe for the first time,” it would be extremely odd to hear them chanting, “I hope the ring you gave to her turns her finger green.” The maturity of this new record, and single in particular, are geared to an older, twenty-something audience that can relate to the struggles of love, finding identity and loss, which are all central themes on this new record.
Another great aspect of this album is Kelly delving deeper into the rock genre to create harder hitting tracks than people heard on Breakaway. For instance, take “Hole” or “Judas” whose titles are enough of an indicator of what you can expect. Driven by hard-hitting guitars and Clarkson’s strong vocals, these songs show her innovative take on the genre. In addition, Kelly taps into the folk genre with songs like “Be Still” and “Maybe” that showcase her talent as a singer-songwriter in a stripped down way. With just an acoustic guitar and clever lyrics like, “I’ll gladly climb your walls if you meet me halfway,” in “Be Still” she separates herself as an artist. The songwriting overall is top notch here, with the pinnacle in the Grammy®-worthy “Sober.” Kelly sings, “And I don’t know, I could crash and burn but maybe at the end of this road I might catch a glimpse of me.” With it’s arching vocal crescendo that culminates in a chilling octave jump at 3:40 into the track, listeners are sure to get goose bumps. The album’s true closer, before the hidden track “Chivas,” “Irvine” is a beautifully executed song that drives in the poignant quality of this album in a gentle way. As Kelly pleads, “Are you there? Are you watching me?” you can only feel grateful for being allowed to see one of today’s most prolific artists baring her soul. This vulnerability is what makes My December an awesome album.

Track By Track
Never Again – Kelly channels her inner Alanis, delivering a song that would make any guy want to cry and hide in a corner. With impeccable vocals, fierce lyrics and a rock edge, it’s a strong statement to introduce a strong album.

One Minute – This is a great song with an addicting melody that would make it a great choice for a single. It actually is a quite interesting musical juxtaposition with the perfect sounds of a feel good track, but lyrics that are pretty dark.

Hole – If anyone doubted Kelly could pull off a true rock joint, this song should shut them up. With its blaring guitars, edgy lyrics and badass title this solidifies her stake in the genre.

Sober – In a track nothing short of brilliant, both musically and lyrically, Ms. Clarkson bares her soul in artistically beautiful way. Confirmed as the second single, radio should be hypnotized by the haunting strings and arching vocal crescendo of this track. This is Grammy-worthy stuff that places her on the same level as the great singer-songwriters throughout history.

Don’t Waste Your Time – This is without question one of the most poppy songs on the record, yet vocally Kelly commands this track in a way no other Top 40 artist could.

Judas – It just might be me, but I love these new song titles. Harnessing a style reminiscent of Pat Benatar, Kelly laments a man who betrayed her love. With a conviction of Biblical proportions she scream, “Down, you let me down.”

Haunted – Haunted is one of the most cleverly produced songs on the record that captures a sound brought into the mainstream most recently by Evanescence. This would be another great single choice with its addicting chorus and chilling lyrics.

Be Still – This very straightforward ballad is driven by acoustic guitar helps to both show of Kelly’s voice and vary the shape of the record, especially several hard-hitting tracks. It is also quite brilliantly placed in the track-order, serving to calm the woman in “Haunted.”

Maybe – Kelly debuted this song on her Addicted Tour in 2006. From the moment I heard it in that show, I fell in love with it. Its folk-pop feel is something new for Kelly, and will allow listeners to hear the influence of artists like Patty Griffin on her.

How I Feel – In this tongue-and-cheek track, you can definitely here the influence of Blondie as Kelly sings, “I don’t want to hear about your wonderful life … and your babies.”

Yeah – This Southern Rock joint is another track Kelly premiered on her Addicted Tour. Its anthemic quality translates great in concert and would be a refreshing change of pace to the hip-hop dominated sounds of radio today.

Can I Have A Kiss – The tender quality of this song is incredibly moving as Kelly sings as a broken girl who “can’t promise forever,” but “is working on it.”

Irvine – This track is put together like a musical prayer, with just an acoustic guitar and the right amount of reverb to accentuate every bit of emotion in Kelly’s voice. This is beautifully heartbreaking, as it sounds like Kelly is singing on the verge of tears.

Chivas – By far, “Chivas” is the rawest track on the record (I’ve read online that it was produced using Apple’s Garage Band software.) Heck, it’s about a brand of Whisky. It’s incredibly tongue-and-cheek which is incredibly evident in the chorus with the line, “So much for true love, I’ll take the Chivas instead.” It really is a treat for hidden track.

Go get the Album June 26th!