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After breaking through with her 2012 album
, which melded electronic pop sheen with '90 alt-rock crunch and spawned the ubiquitous hit "Blue Eyes,"
's next album presented her with a challenge.
initially wrote and began recording a batch of darker, more personal songs, but soon decided they didn't really reflect her state of mind. She ditched the recordings and went back with producer
to try again. Arriving in 2016,
is the result and it is certainly very sunny and very poppy. It forgoes most of the guitar-driven electro crunch of
in favor of a modern pop sound built around slick synths and big choruses. Mixing fun uptempo tracks like "Money to Burn" and "The River," which harks back to "Blues Eyes," with more reflective ballads ("Hillside Avenue," the title track) that show the influence of
, the album sounds made for the radio. ~ Tim Sendra