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Tracks:

1. Cannibal
2. We R Who We R
3. Sleazy
4. Blow
5. The Harold Song
6. Crazy Beautiful Life
7. Grow A Pear
8. C U Next Tuesday
9. Animal (Billboard Remix)

I was able to listen to the stream of Ke$ha’s new EP Cannibal, the companion to her debut CD Animal via her official website’s ‘Cannibal Album Premiere‘. Basically, this is RCA capitalizing on Ke$ha’s success with her debut album - doing a Lady Gaga so to speak.

So, what can you expect from Ke$ha’s new EP? More of the same actually - more autotune, synth, catchy dance beats, and unapologetic lyrics that can be offensive/juvenile/cheeky (can swing any which way). Don’t expect much actual singing going on, but seriously, why would you still be expecting that from Ke$ha 😉 Cannibal is darker in tone that Ke$ha’s debut album though; if some people complained about Ke$ha brushing her teeth with an alcoholic drink in TikTok for example, then they’ll have even more to complain about with her latest songs, especially the title track Cannibal.

Cannibal is like the Shock jock-version of a song, with Ke$ha totally in an in-your-face Man-Eater mode with lyrics that many people will find offensive. Lyrics like ‘But now that I’m famous, you’re up my anus’ and comparing herself to Jeffery Dahmer aren’t going to endear herself to many listeners. I personally just found the whole track dragging and a hot mess - like it was just composed of samplings from different songs from her debut CD. I found it a total relief to skip over to Ke$ha’s iTunes hit We R Who We R. Yes, it’s yet another TikTok rip-off, but hey, it’s a formula that works for her - a driving beat combined with her distinctive speak-singing/rapping makes this a hit party song.

With Sleazy, Ke$ha tries to do hiphop - emphasis on the ‘try’. I do really like the tribal drum beat, but that’s the only thing going for it. It somehow becomes monotonous for me, with her trying to rap more seriously, instead of just talking her Ke$ha-way through a song.

Blow is total autotune overdubbed overload! Electronica written for clubs. It’s pretty generic, but sure to be a dance hit. Plus, bonus funny lyrics like ‘let me see dem Hanes’.

The best song from the EP for me was The Harold Song. I thought at first that I was listening to Katy Perry actually - they sound really similar here. It’s a pretty haunting & emotional ballad about young heartbreak. I like how it builds and builds, and then slows way way down… actually I think this will be the only song I’ll buy from the EP, aside from Crazy Beatiful Life which brings me back to the sound that I like from Ke$ha - it’s a nice mix of very infectious & catchy hooks and beats combined with irreverent, cheeky and silly lyrics like ‘douche bag guys’ for example. This one will definitely be one where I hit replay.

Grow a Pear is more of the same from Ke$ha, even more mindless and funny lyrics like ‘I don’t want to see your man-gina’, but the beat is really great to groove to. You may find yourself tapping your feet and dancing before you know what you’re doing.

C U Next Tuesday is basically the only song where Ke$ha actually sings all the way through. It’s like an 80s pop throwback, and kinda sticks out like a sore thumb on the EP actually, but it’s nice to have a song where we realize that there’s an actual person singing instead of some autotuned robot.

The final track Animal Billboard Remix then ties the EP back to the Animal CD. I do like the remix - it gave it a trippy trance-y feel before it builds up to the heavy chorus.

‘Cannibal EP‘ will be released November 22, but and is available for pre-order on Amazon as an MP3 Album ($7.99) or as an Audio CD ($7.99). A special Animal+ Cannibal (2 CD Deluxe Edition) is also available as Audio CD ($16.60).

iTunes doesn’t have the album up for pre-order yet, but you can already download several songs as singles: We R Who We R, Sleazy, Cannibal, and Blow. *Now available for download on iTunes as an LP album ($7.99) and Animal/Cannibal Deluxe Edition ($14.99).

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