Fifth Harmony brings back girl power to the charts (Review)
After pushing back the release date three times, former The X Factor USA contestants Fifth Harmony finally released their debut album, Reflection, on Feb 3 of this year.
The girl group placed third on The X Factor USA back in 2012 and they were immediately signed to Simon Cowell and L.A. Reid’s label, Epic records via Syco Music . Since The X Factor, Fifth Harmony has quickly gathered millions of fans.
Reflection contains a collection of girl power anthems and songs out-looking issues of teenage insecurity, body image, and sexuality. The album also includes collaborations with rappers Kid Ink and Tyga
The major girl anthem off the album is “Bo$$” which is the album’s first single and packed with lyrics that encourage young girls to be bosses like Michelle Obama and Oprah. The second single, “Sledgehammer,” is a synthpop/new wave-styled song which was co-written by Meghan Trainor. The girls vocals bloom throughout the song and the bridge brilliantly expresses the singers emotions.
Arguably the best song on the entire album, “Like Mariah” featuring Tyga, plays with the iconic Mariah Carey hook “Always Be My Baby” and it also has a cute airy R&B vibe. Even though Tyga himself is entirely irrelevant with his (do I dare say) sloppy rapping skills, “Like Mariah” is still a major fan favorite.
The album’s title track “Reflection” is a Beyoncé-inspired song of Fifth Harmony cooing compliments such as “Where you from, must be from heaven/think I’m in love ‘cause you so sexy” which soon reveals that the compliments are for themselves, their reflection instead of their male admirers
Fifth Harmony might be the new girl group in town, but they’re capable of being the new queens of pop with their slick synthpop and R&B tunes; they were also able to impressively get No.5 spot on the album chart, Billboard 200.
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