Album Review: Sucker Punch by Sigrid

OK if you have read my reviews you probably can tell where this one is going when I say female, Norwegian, electronic dance pop. This has been the hit album of the summer so far in my house. Me and the kids play this album all the time and leads to a lot of dancing and fun times. There are a few tracks you have to skip on the explicit version of the album but for the most part it works well.

Like any good dance pop what makes this album work isn't so much her singing or the music, it's the lyrics. They are interesting enough to draw you into the song and keep you there. If I were to put a label on Sigrid I would say she's taken influences from Lorde, Lady Gaga, Bjork, and Kylie Minogue.

OK now back to the songs. Let's look at a song that is a big hit in our house and discuss why it works so well.

The song is called "Strangers" and here are the lyrics.

Just like in the movies
It starts to rain and we
We're the broken beauties
Blindfolded minds collide and we fall

When the curtain drops
Our touch is just a touch
Not like in the movies
Our story's after the end

Like strangers
Perfect pretenders
We're falling head over heels
For something that ain't real
It could never be us, eh
Just you and I

Strangers
Perfect pretenders
We're falling head over heels
For something that ain't real
It could never be us, eh
Just you and I

Memories in photos
Too easy to rewrite
Left as lonely shadows
Holding each other tight and we fall

When the curtain drops
Our touch is just a touch
Not like in the movies
Our story's after the end

Like strangers
Perfect pretenders
We're falling head over heels
For something that ain't real
It could never be us, eh
Just you and I

Think we got it, but we made up a dream
'Cause we've got a pretty look of what we could be, whoa
I don't want you, all you want is someone
Going home together to forget we're alone
Think we got it, but we made up a dream
'Cause we've got a pretty look of what we could be, whoa
I don't want you, all you want is someone
Going home together to forget we're alone

You and I, you and I, you and I, you and I, you and I, you and I
Not like in the movies
You and I, you and I, you and I, you and I, you and I, you and I
Not like in the movies

Like strangers
Perfect pretenders
We're falling head over heels
For something that ain't real
It could never be us, eh
Just you and I

Strangers
Perfect pretenders
We're falling head over heels
For something that ain't real
It could never be us, eh
Just you and I

Think we got it, but we made up a dream
'Cause we've got a pretty look of what we could be, whoa
I don't want you, all you want is someone
Going home together to forget we're alone
Think we got it, but we made up a dream
'Cause we've got a pretty look of what we could be, whoa
I don't want you, all you want is someone
Going home together to forget we're alone

Strangers
(Think we got it, but we made up a dream 'cause we've got a pretty look of what we could be, whoa)
Perfect pretenders
(I don't want you, all you want is someone going home together to forget we're alone)
We're falling head over heels
For something that ain't real we could be, whoa)
It could never be us, eh (I don't want you, all you want is someone)
Just you and I

So the lyrics are interesting. It creates a compelling story. We have two people they meet. They are drawn to each other like a magical moment in a movie. Like the movies though this moment isn't real and in reality their story will really begin once the movie is over. I really like the line, "when the curtain drops, our touch is just a touch, not like in the movies, our story's after the end."

So lyrically this song is something I find very interesting. It has good imagery, it's an interesting piece the way it's structured, and then she combines it with one little hook after another. Me and the kids will just be sitting around and start singing "Just like in the movies" or "you and I, you and I, you and I, you and I, you and I." All together you end up with a great dance tune that you can listen to when you want to dance and be happy or when you are feeling emotional and dark, it works anytime you need it.





Right now this is my album of the year. Following the Rhapsody rating method I give it 3 out of 5 stars for Pretty Good.