Miss Independent is back and apparently has some things she would like to get off of her chest. “My December” finds the American Idol champion delivering her own “Jagged Little Pill”, minus Alanis’ biting delivery and colorful lyrics. Although darker in subject matter and musical arrangement than anything in her prior catalog, Kelly’s troubles come across as a cranky child rather than an angry, vindictive, self-empowered woman. All in all, the album seems like diary entries of a sad little girl.
Critiques aside, there are definitely some decent pop rock nuggets worth checking out: “Never Again”, “One Minute”, “Hole” and “Sober”. Conveniently these are the first 4 songs on the album. Track 5, “Don’t waste your time”, says it all for the remainder of the album.
Thanks for the advice Kelly!
