Natasha Bedingfield had a string of hits from her debut CD, Unwritten, in 2004. These earlier singles had an optimistically youthful, care-free feeling and addictive hooks that made her endearing, a guilty pleasure. On her second effort, she trades in the carpe diem attitude for that man-crave that we all get from time to time.
Most of the lyrics deal with one subject: Men. While this muse has produced gold in the past, after 10 songs it starts to sound desperate. The hooks are still there this time around, but they're not as sharp. Composed of 1/3 club anthems, 1/3 ballads, and 1/3 pop songs, "Pocketful of Sunshine" just doesn't have standout tracks like "Unwritten" did. Bedingfield is a great singer - a fact that she might acknowledge too much. As far as show-offy riffs go, she's approaching Christina Aguilera. However, I'm not saying this is a bad album. Maybe a little over the top, but in general it's very accessible, and will appeal to a broad audience.
3/7
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