The lyrics are the weakest area and there are too many banal lines. Spinning out of control has been heard once too often, and rhyming Let you go with need you so is hardly ground breaking either. But it s the sounds that save the day. The trademark Madonna vocals that sound a shrill nerve are toned down well, and have taken on more maturity birdbrains excepted. There are space age sounds and vocoder effects aplenty, perhaps one too many, but it s still a wonderful overall sound.
Music is the first track and the first single.
It s followed by the excellent Impressive Instant , which will become one of the biggest dance tracks of the year. Like For A Girl is a fine attempt at questioning gender issues. Paradise is another effective well-whispered track, with the Mirwais touch indeed it has already appeared on his solo album production earlier this year. Gone is effectively the final track, and a little gem it is too. Having real presence and being deceptively clever.