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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 08/11/2009
Diva outlaw
Jessie James first caught a flash of attention with the hoedown-meets-crunk-jam
"Blue Jeans." The call-and-response ode to the apparel's curves featured prominently in the 2009 summer movie
Confessions of a Shopaholic, and its offbeat sensual drive and girl-power themes stirred a minor buzz. Her self-titled debut, released later that same year and featuring said track, continues to frolic in the gulf between sultry-sweet pop strut and country-girl coyness. However, while
James is not averse to basking in a classic Nashville theme, as on
"My Cowboy" or the
Katy Perry co-penned
"Bullet," or throw in a sizzling banjo, she is at heart a pop singer. Tracks like the opening single
"Wanted" and
"Girl Next Door," bask in gigantic hooks as
James hurls her soul into the simple, seductive rockers.
~Jason Thurston, All Music Guide
;)
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