Album of the Day — July 21
Kesha — High Road
21.July.2020
Kesha
High Road
2020
Having no reference point for a Kesha album made listening to High Road both eye-opening and refreshing.
Except for two songs (“BFF” and “Cowboy Blues”) High Road embraces the old school pop music m.o. — brevity.
A tight well-crafted just over three-minute pop song is very welcomed. Especially if the songs cross-pollinate from rock to hip-hop to EDM to gospel and all points in between.
Kesha’s ability to harness the bevy of producers and musicians she did is a large part why the album is as effective as it is. What could be a directionless walkabout in the psyche of a talented artist is a delightful romp.
The Christian belief of predestination is a little wonky but as the daughter of songwriter Pebe Serbert — “Old Flames Can’t Hold a Candle to You”, a hit in 1980 for Dolly Parton — her life may not have been preordained … but Kesha’s career path does seem like a natural fit.
That said, it seems unlikely that anyone would’ve predicted Kesha being one of the biggest selling artists in the new century. Including both physical sales and streaming, she has sold about 141 million albums and songs worldwide — an…
