Britney Spears
Femme Fatale
Jive
March 25th

By Marisa Volo

I’m starting to believe that Britney Spears stops making music for three years just so when she makes another comeback everyone re-realizes how awesome she is. Seriously, we have Ke$ha, Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, and while they’re working to the top no one will come close to the best: Britney.

From “Baby, One More Time” to her newest top-40 single “’Till the World Ends,” everything she’s done has been gold. Naturally, some have been better than others (I thought Circus was a joke compared to Blackout, Britney’s first album after the shaved-head fiasco), but no one will ever forget about the princess of pop (second to Madonna, of course).

Britney Spears’ newest album, Femme Fatale, is hands-down one of the best she has put out (and I like to think of myself as a Britney Spears connoisseur). It is a mixture of everything everyone in pop is trying to do, but so much better.  Britney takes full advantage of the new dub-step craze in “Hold it Against Me,” but in a manicured way so it’s not over the top, but definitely making it an awesome song to get down to.

My favorite song is “Big Fat Bass.” It holds everything a pop song should be: a fast beat, fun to listen to and amped up with a verse from the Black Eyed Peas’ Will.I.Am. It’s an instant hit off of Femme Fatale, so you’ll need to restrain yourself from dancing.

“Criminal” is another one of my favorites. It brings you back to the days when pop wasn’t just something to go clubbing to. Britney’s voice is the shining star in this song as the party beats get dropped and a flute is picked up. I think it’s truly one of Britney’s best.

Sure, some people would argue that this album has no meaning behind it, but since when does everything need to have meaning? My opinion: this album is just full of tracks to sing along with, leaving no one feeling bummed out. There’s too much going on in this world to be sad about. Femme Fatale is the remedy.