Cannibal
Ke$ha
Ke$ha’s one of those artists who steps out and is instantly loved or hated, or loved and hated, by everyone. Her suicide soda combination of hyper-studioed, over-produced, electro-pop, slut-wave styling, “just been fucked” hair, and unashamed love of glitter and Jack Daniel’s demands a response. Regardless of your feelings about her and her music, at least she evokes a reaction as strong as a bottle of bourbon. Cannibal is the 9-track follow-up EP to her debut LP of endless Top 10 hits, Animal, and it guarantees that she’s anything but a flash in the pan. The lead single “We R Who We R” is her take on the current personal empowerment craze in pop (see also Pink’s “Raise Your Glass,” Katy Perry’s “Fireworks,” Gaga’s forthcoming “Born This Way”), and is her perfect slant on the topic: “I’ve got that glitter on my eyes/Stockings ripped all up the side… /You know we’re superstars/We are who we are!” Expect another wave of undeniable hits, including “Cannibal,” “Blow,” and maybe even “Crazy Beautiful Life.” The party started in 2009, and it’s still going strong.
