With the song All About That Bass, Meghan Trainor scored a number 1 hit in almost every country that has a hit list. And rightly so, because girls-with-a-buddy have not been sung so cheerfully since Mika's Big Girl (You Are Beautiful). For example, the 21-year-old Trainor from the tourist town of Nantucket was suddenly America's most beloved pop singer in the summer of 2014. On the cover of her
… debut album she looks like Britney Spears' cheerful, chubby sister, but fortunately she has more to offer musically. Dear Future Husband, just like All About That Bass, has a rock and roll-like rhythm and therefore sounds nice and retro. Other songs lean more towards R&B such as Like I'm Gonna Lose You, a duet with John Legend. Sometimes it's very good but overall Trainor's debut is a catchy pop album that makes the listener just as happy as the laughing lady on the cover. (PdK)more
