Artist: Hannah Montana 2
Album: Non-Stop Dance Party
Release Date: 2008
Age Range: 10 - 15
Genre: Pop
Rating: 1 2 3 4 5
Comments: This is a sugary, poppy dance mix aimed at younger teenage or tween girls. Miley Cyprus sings, in her role as Hannah Montana, about best friends, being a rock star, and her old blue jeans. One great thing about this mix is that the tracks blend together (hence the "Non-stop" of the title) so that I can imagine a bunch of girls dancing around to the disc without stopping, at a sleepover party or something like that. There are a few vocal sound effects that get inserted seemingly at random which is a bit distracting. Overall the disc is an electro-pop marathon.
Boys don't get mentioned much; "In One in a Million" Miley could be singing about a great friend or a sweet boy. Although Miley has a voice older than her years as well as her target age group, her subject matter is age-appropriate, which is refreshing. The lyrics are positive, about trusting yourself, appreciating your friends, and making the most of life. There is some encouragement for doing what you want, which could be misconstrued as permission to do whatever you want, but generally the whole disc sounds really positive. It might not be my music of choice, but Hannah Montana is a massive entertainment phenomenon and really important for youth services librarians to be familiar with, I think!
Listened: 11 January, 9 February
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