Ok so I'm a bit late on this one. I was a bit unsure to be honest but I listened to the bestie, bought it on Amazon MP3 for $5 and here's what I thought....
Most the songs have an old school Motown feel, or at minimum an nod to that era. I LOVE IT!!! The sound is most prevalent in Please Don't Go, Monday Morning, and You Stop My Heart. There is something for everyone although there is a clear overriding sound. It was cohesive in that it progressed from something more pop sounding into the motown sound and then into more edge.
Her voice kind of reminds me of Kelis (who I love), especially in Teach Him and Bang Bang actually sounds like a Kelis song mixed with Chain of Fools (maybe its just the bang bang baaaaaang part)
I like Ay Yo & Walk On By... still has that old school feel in the background but is still current in its hip hop overtones, although her saying "uh" on the end of every line of Walk on By is rather annoying
It Kills Me had to grow on me... I got plenty of chances for it to do so since it's played every 22.645454 seconds on the radio
Johnny reminds me of Solange's Tony.
I like that this album stands out against the musical landscape. It mixed a lot of different sounds with her versatile voice to come up with something funky, current but nostalgic. While a lot of artists take the same angle, she came up with something that I've not heard before. I like it... it's refreshing.
