Lea Michele - Cannonball

I'm not a Glee fan. I wasn't a Lea Michele fan, in fact I'd say I disliked her simply for playing such an annoying TV character. Then I heard Cannonball, her debut single and lead from her upcoming debut album Louder. I thought "oh here we fucking go", then I heard it and thought "shit, this is actually so catchy I might actually fall in love with it". It's not the crap stick you'd expect, trust me. Lea sings beautifully throughout, with some insanely high, flawless notes. Her voice, the thumping poppy production courtesy of Stargate (Only Girl In the World) and lyrics co-penned by musical empress Sia, come together and make a really, very good pop song. It's quite 'broadway', but that's to be expected and can't take away from the fact that this is a really blood uplifting midtempo ballad.

4/5