This is very direct and physical party music ... It's music that is conducive to dancing or doing other carefree things in the sunshine ... [but] below the surface is a lot more than anyone's basic idea of a good time. The blend of styles -- a dense, often chaotic collage of garage from the U.K., dancehall from Jamaica, crunk from the Dirty South, electro and hardcore rap from New York, and glints of a few others -- is unique enough to baffle anyone who dares categorize it.
It's the best kind of pop album imaginable. It can be enjoyed on a purely physical level, and it also carries the potential to adjust your world view.
... irresistible, yet mysterious ... a contagious vocal chant that sounded simultaneously jubilant and menacing ... fleeting glimpses of hip hop (especially crunk), ragga, bhangra, reggaeton, '80s electro, and even punk rock ... her own, highly unique, bastardized form of pop music is the extraordinary end result.
