Katy Perry's new pop offering 'Roar' has dropped. This is the first single from her third album Prism due for release in October. She has given fans clips that have hinted the track would mark a new era, one seemingly more mature and darker than the candy coated days of Teenage Dream (As we saw her lay down her TD persona to rest in its own funeral). Now that its offically out, does the song live up to the hype and expectation?
Sort of.
'Roar' does signal a change in musical direction for Perry, someone who previously released 'California Gurls'. I mean, really? She was trying to be 'edgy' by being all grammatically incorrect on us. And then 'Last Friday Night (TGIF)' which was song about getting shitfaced and having threesomes. So, yes, this song is indeed one which shows growth. Perry sings about finding a strength in who she is after being submissive for a long time. A self- empowerment anthem, one could say.
I got the eye of the tiger/ The fire/ Dancing through the fire/Cos I am a champion/ You're gonna hear me roar
She goes on to proclaim that she's louder than a lion. She's thunder and she's gonna shake the earth beneath your feet.
Perry's trying to be fierce, she's taking a stand, she ain't accepting any crap. Is she really louder than a lion, though? That's up for debate, isn't it? A very interesting debate that would be.
It's everything a Katy Perry song should be. Catchy, poppy and one that's sure to do well in the charts. But the fact that is such a trademark KP song, might just be the problem.
Perry has teased us with the darkness of her new material. But it doesn't seem to come across in this song much at all. From the clips, it looked like there would be more of a deviation from her usual sound, but by being too different she could have risked alienating her current demographic. And, Perry, doesn't really want to be doing that, I'm sure. Maybe the change in direction is something to expect as we get more offerings from the album.
Verdict: 7/10.
Listen to 'Roar' here: http://www.vibe.com/article/katy-perry-roar
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