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Selena Gomez & the Scene, "Kiss & Tell"

"Tell me, tell me, tell me something I don't know," Selena Gomez [1] sings on the final cut on her debut album, "Kiss & Tell." Considering how closely the new set follows similarly situated tween-pop efforts by Miley Cyrus [2] and Demi Lovato [3], Gomez's fans might share the sentiment: It's not always easy to tell what distinguishes the work of this "Wizards of Waverly Place" TV star from that of her fellow Disney-factory females. That doesn't mean "Kiss & Tell" doesn't deliver its required payload of electro-rock delights. The song "Naturally" (produced by Mouse House regulars Tim James [4], Antonina Armato and SuperSpy) has a juicy and instantly memorable vocal hook, while the pop-punk title track expertly channels the good-natured sass of the Go-Go's [5] (no surprise, given drummer Gina Schock's co-writing credit). But if Gomez wants to outlast her current context, her music could use more of her in it.-Mikael Wood

Selena Gomez & the Scene, "Kiss & Tell"
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Source URL (retrieved on 2013-05-24 22:08): http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1070830/selena-gomez-the-scene-kiss-tell

Links:
[1] http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/selena-gomez/1011432
[2] http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/miley-cyrus/772285
[3] http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/demi-lovato/1011430
[4] http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/tim-james/401237
[5] http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/the-go-go-s/64572
[6] http://www.billboard.com/tag/album-review

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