Only heard the first single, which I disliked and made me not approach the album. Also, as a singer she doesn't quite get it; she seems like an actor singing rather than a singer singing. The only person these days who can put across actorly mannerisms without undercutting the musicality is Demi Lovato. That said, Tisdale got a song in my top ten a couple of years ago, so I really should check the new one out.

"It's Alright, It's OK" is, you know, OK, but what I dislike is that it's this big rocking blaring superpop like Avril's "Girlfriend," which I thought was a step backwards for Avril, though I like that one a lot more than "It's Alright, It's OK." I do think that Lovato could probably have done a killer version of "It's Alright, It's OK," not to mention "Girlfriend."

What do you think of the Partlow? She has a good range of notes and an easy way of moving through them, but her voice has character, not in the sense of growls and grit or the goddamn quirks of all the Amy 'n' Tashbed imitators, but a real distinct timbre, not hard exactly, but a nasal twist that won't fade away and makes her instantly recognizable. Unfortunately, she got dropped from her label within seconds of her album being released, and now she's part of an indie pop duo whose music doesn't seem right for her, though my guess is that it's exactly what she wants to do.