P!nk Shows Off Her Human Side

P!nk has had quite an illustrious career. Her music has sold over 40 million albums and 50 million singles worldwide. As she approaches the 20 year mark since her debut album, she shows no signs of slowing down. If you’ve never seen her live in concert, you are truly missing out. Her acrobatics are unlike anything I’ve ever seen a performer do in a live show. Plus, she actually sings (not lip syncs) through it all.

“Walk Me Home”, the first single lifted from her new album, Hurts 2B Human, has an adult pop sound with soaring vocals from the daring songstress. P!nk then flips back to her bad girl side on the feisty, early 2000s reminiscent, “Hustle”. She’s too smart for the childish games here and refuses to be mistaken for a dummy.

There are only a couple slight missteps on Hurts 2B Human. The short-lived auto-tune on “(Hey Why) Miss You Sometime” seem oft putting for an artist of P!nk’s vocal caliber. Otherwise the song is a nice uptempo inclusion on the album. Nonetheless, the beautifully vulnerable “My Attic” proves why P!nk has had such longevity in the music industry.

P!nk brings on a few more guest collaborators than usual. The poignant duet with Wrabel blends together two astounding voices very well. I expect this one to be a big single from the album. Khalid offers some R&B flavor on the title track, “Hurts 2B Human”. Cash Cash stops by on the incredibly sugary pop track, “Can We Pretend”.

Songs like the bare bones “Happy” and “Love Me Anyway” featuring Chris Stapleton (expect this one to be a big wedding song this year) suggest that P!nk would have much success with an acoustic album. Perhaps that will be her next move. She definitely has the pipes and the lyrical talent to pull it off well.

Hurts 2B Human showcases a couple of dimensions that fans love about P!nk. The album has a bit of some throwback early millennium undertones that were wildly popular when she first debuted. I’m not sure if that was the sound she was going for. Regardless, it’s a refreshingly sober feeling to have some new music from one of music’s most intriguing artists.