Roll with me

"Roll With Me was written with Linda Perry, the woman behind megahits for Christina Aguilera and Pink such as Beautiful and Get the Party Started, and is being released on Perry's label. Its occasional attempts to sound contemporary fall flat, as with the bland electronic blipping of No Man I See, but Bedingfield's strong voice suits the mature, soulful style she adopts on Everybody Come Together and the grandiose Wishful Thinking. The original fans of her perky early hits, such as Unwritten and These Words, could well be Radio 2 listeners by now, so this calmer, milder style may be exactly what they're seeking".

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"Indeed, save for a few lyrical references, Roll with Me often makes it seem like the 2010s never happened. It unfurls with an unhurried confidence, relying on Eurodance beats and sunny melodies, a combination that now sounds old-fashioned but still alluring. There are some shifts: the tempos are generally slower, so the ballads veer toward fussy and the pop tunes aren't quite so effervescent, and there's a slight hint of gravel in Bedingfield's voice. All of it amounts to an album that soothes and reassures, and provides an impeccable soundtrack to an aspirational, upscale lifestyle".

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