The Observer previews three songs of Madonna’s new album
The online website of The Observer presents their preview of this season’s best new albums from the big stars and up-and-coming acts. Here is what they have to say about Madonna’s yet-to-be-named release, including their comments about three songs MadonnaTribe readers know a lot about, and that they were allowed to listen to in what they call “an exclusive playback boast“:
• Madonna
Title TBC
Warner Bros, 28 April
It doesn’t have a title yet, but the direction of Madonna’s new album, her last major release before she turns 50, seems clear: the Barbour-wearing Queen of Pop is hitting the street.
Two of the three tracks we heard in an exclusive playback boast productions from the biggest beatmakers in hip hop.
Timbaland evidently reserves his best work for the highest-paying customers because lead single “4 Minutes to Save the World” is a mighty effort, powered by superhero horns, ticking clocks and Justin Timberlake’s falsetto. On “Candy Shop“, a sticky clutch of not-so-subtle innuendos (‘Come into my store/ I’ve got candy galore’) is traded over a snappy Pharrell Williams beat. “Give it to Me” slinks into more familiar dance-pop territory, but the chatter behind this album suggests that R&B and hip hop will be its main flavours.
Not a revolutionary move from Madonna, but at least she’s working with the right people.