Sparks opens for the Jonas Brothers tonight at Nassau Coliseum. On "Battlefield," she's apparently still readying her armor. It's that side of the onetime " American Idol" who eventually will win out, and that's when her career will really take off. But it's the big ballads - "Was I the Only One," "Faith" and "The Cure" - where her vulnerability and booming voice work best together, where she sounds like a true teenager with actual teenager problems and beliefs. She gives a personal twist to "Emergency (911)" that makes the dance number work. It isn't horrible, but it seems like a waste - albeit a profitable one - after hearing the four songs Sparks co-wrote for the album. Im usually a pop, rock guy but theres a few tracks on. For those rooting for that side, there's also the blandly R&B "Watch You Go" from T-Pain, and "S.O.S.," which sounds like a Britney Spears leftover and even cops the chorus from Shannon's "Let the Music Play." Dont know if this is old news for you, but the album was released july 22nd here in Sweden. Stream songs including 'Walking On Snow', 'Battlefield' and more. You know who wins? Oh, right, you've heard the title track. Listen to Battlefield (Deluxe Version) by Jordin Sparks on Apple Music. On the other side is the actual 19-year-old Jordin who has actual feelings and can express them quite well, both vocally and lyrically. On one side is the Jordin that her handlers seem to want her to be - a vaguely sweet Stepfordish Everygirl with a lovely voice who sings interchangeable songs about surface-y stuff like battlefields and love-like things. Sure, Jordin Sparks' sophomore album, "Battlefield" (Jive), was probably named after the overwrought title track where she sings "Get your armor!" a lot over the sleepy synth-tinklings of One Republic's Ryan Tedder.īut throughout the album, there really does sound like a battle brewing.
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