Album review: Kesha - Rainbow
Kesha’s first album in five years is the pop equivalent of a franchise reboot. The singer had a public falling out with producer Doctor Luke, whom she accused of physical and emotional abuse (a lawsuit is ongoing). Free of his influence, she has described Rainbow as the sound of an artist casting off the shackles.
It’s certainly quite a change from the autotune-suffused pop of hits such as ‘Tik-Tok’. With cameos from Dolly Parton and raunchy rockers Eagles of Death Metal, the record is earthy and heartfelt (occasionally to a fault) and a world removed from the shiny chart music with which the now 30-year-old made her name.
