11/24/2023 0 Comments Katy perry witness swish swish lyrics‘Dark Horse’ from Prism is most definitely the foundations of the new album, most of the first 10 tracks stick to a heavy club styled beat with forgettable verses mixed in with the title repeated continuously over the chorus, it’s scarily devoid of any personality and they all feel annoyingly similar, the title track ‘Witness’ is actually a great start, it allows Katy to stretch out her vocals on the pre chorus and the chorus itself is incredibly catchy, with a beat that clicks along, never once is it overpowering and keeps Katy central to the listener, unfortunately from there it’s downhill, ‘Hey, Hey, Hey’ and ‘Roulette’ follow a formula which you’ll hear frequently throughout, Katy sounds like she’s practically speaking her verses before the auto tune kicks in, the generic EDM club beat and then of course the title repeated throughout the chorus, this also applies to later tracks ‘Deja Vu’, ‘Power’ and ‘Tsunami’ just to mention a few, the latter even using the lyrics “Just let me ripple until I’m wavy”, Instead of cool it just ends up sounding like your aunt painstakingly trying to be young. the change in style isn’t just superficial though, it’s gone for a much more different sonic feel. It’s unlike any album Katy has attempted yet that’s for sure, it’s clear from just looking at the glaring cover that this is a completely new direction, she’s shaved all her hair to a very short, bright blonde look, she’s covering her eyes, she’s changing her image and ditching the playboy style look Katy Perry usually goes for. ‘Chained To The Rhythm’ took a few listens to really hook me in when the first single was unveiled earlier this year, but when it did, it really sunk in it’s claws, I truly thought we were in store for a stellar pop album, the rest doesn’t manage to hit those first single highs unfortunately. I’ve always enjoyed Katy’s music, she has some of pop’s biggest hits and one of it’s finest albums in the record breaking ‘Teenage Dream’, that’s not to mention that she puts on one hell of a live show, so as you can imagine I was looking forward to her fourth album, after all it’s been nearly four years since 2013’s Prism, an album which despite not reaching the greatness of ‘Teenage Dream’ could still be considered a step in the right direction, unfortunately Witness is no what I expected or wanted.
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