Pop superstar Kesha has released Gag Order, her fifth album and the
crowning jewel of the GRAMMY-nominee’s eclectic and inspired discography to
date.
Called “her most daring music yet” by
Rolling Stone, ‘Gag Order’ (produced by Rick Rubin, with
Kesha as executive producer), has been self-described as “post-pop” full-bodied
collection which flows like a stream-of-consciousness journey through the
psychedelic dark depths of the human psyche, followed by basking in the
cleansing light when finally reaching the surface.
Pre-release
tracks “Eat the Acid” and “Fine Line” have hinted at the pop star’s artistic
reinvention, with The Fader calling the former a “cautionary psychedelic
anthem” while Bustle complimented the latter’s lyrics as “a jaw-dropper”.
Elsewhere on the album, Kesha ruminates on her struggles with panic attacks on
“Living In My Head”, finds peace in the fallout of facing one’s fear on
“Happy”, and on “All I Need Is You” shares an ode to unconditional true love
(aimed at her beloved cat Mr. Peeps).
Gag Order feels like an emotional exorcism, unearthing and
facing the darkness in oneself, brought to life with experimental, otherworldly
production and lyrical vulnerability unlike anything the artist has written
before. On ‘Gag Order’, Kesha confronts her own reflection and finds
empowerment in her own voice, with beautiful, heart-aching results.
In a recent album manifesto, Kesha shared that “Without the darkness there
is no light. So I let my darkness have the light. I can’t fight the truth. Life
is difficult and painful. It is for everyone,” adding that “An artist doesn’t
exist to make others happy. I believe an artist gives voice, motion, color to
the emotions we all have. The good emotions, and the unmanageably fucking
miserable ones.”
Kesha has sold more than 14 million total
album equivalents worldwide, has approximately 6.9 billion audio streams and
1.7 billion video streams worldwide, and has had 9 Top 10 hits on The Billboard
Hot 100, including four # 1 singles at Top 40 Radio - "TiK ToK,"
"Your Love Is My Drug," "Die Young," and
"Timber."
Kesha’s new album, Gag Order is out now on
all digital music platforms worldwide via Sony Music Entertainment.
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