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Rainbow by KESHA




One of my favourite new albums this year has been Kesha's new release Rainbow.  Kesha was unable to release music for 4 years prior to this album due to her court battle with Doctor Luke. 


I was first excited about this album when I heard it's first single 'Praying.'  The lyrics really hit hard as I listened, knowing the context of the story and situation she was singing about.  Kesha sued Dr. Luke for sexual assault, and even worse- he countersued her for defamation.  The case was a huge event in the press and many other music artists backed up Kesha and feminism in the music industry. 


Image result for kesha rainbowThe album contains a real mixture of songs.  Some tracks are similar to Kesha's original sound we all know her for such as the songs 'Woman', 'Boots' and 'Boogie feet.'  Others are emotional balads, containing some surprising influences from country and folk music into songs such as 'Spaceship' and 'Old Flames (can't hold a candle to you.)   My favourite song on the album is unsurprisingly 'Woman' as it contains some really powerful lyrics that stand up for feminism.  After what Kesha has been through, she is a perfect role model to look up to and listen to in terms of embracing the power of being a woman in today's society.  I am only 18 years old and only recently discovering the issues this world can face in terms of sexism, however Kesha is setting a great basis in my mind for me to always be proud to be female.


Although none of the lyrics in this song are particularly heavy hearted in terms of literature, put alongside the instrumentation on production, the sound is very sassy.  The track contains a hard hitting piano line, trumpets in the chorus and a strong beat and combined together they create an excellent feminist anthem.  The main point the song focuses on is that women do NOT rely on men, they never will so the ideology around this needs to be banished for eternity!  This is a song coming from a woman who had to fight for her right to make music in a safe working environment, due to one man thinking it would go under the radar for him to sexually, verbally, physically and emotionally abuse her as he was her executive producer.  It's safe to say Kesha's words are from the heart and she is a strong character who already has a lot of life experience inside and outside the music industry.  She also references the overcoming of her troubles in the track 'learn to let go' preaching lyrics such as "the past can't haunt me if I don't let it." and "gotta learn to let it go."
Even in a newer album Kesha has continued to sprinkle her individuality into all of the songs.  There are still electronic sounding vocals in most songs at one point or another.  Her unapologetic yet vulnerable vocal tones consistently make each lyric 10x more powerful in each song allowing you to really feel her emotions throughout the album journey.




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