High Road (Kesha album)
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High Road is the fourth studio album by American singer and songwriter
High Road was met with mostly positive reviews from music critics. The singer's reapproach of her partying personality was targeted by both positive and negative evaluations. The album debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 albums chart, making it Kesha's fourth top-ten album in the country. It was supported by four singles: "Raising Hell" featuring Big Freedia, "My Own Dance", "Resentment", and "Tonight". Kesha was set to embark on the High Road Tour to promote the album, but the tour was ultimately cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Background and release
After the release of
In October 2019, the album's artwork and track listing were unveiled.[8] In December 2019, RCA Records announced that additional songs would be included in the track listing.[9] The record's release date was postponed to January 10 and later to January 31, 2020.[10][11][12] On the eve of the album's street date, Kesha revealed via Twitter that she had finalized a song titled "Summer" five days earlier.[13] It was included as the closing track on digital versions of High Road.[14][15]
The cover art for High Road depicts a melting candle made from a 3D scan of Kesha's head, which
Composition
Music and lyrics
Musically, High Road has been described as a "full-blown"
Songs and lyrical content
The album's standard edition contains 15 tracks. It opens with "Tonight", a "bass-bumping"[30] electropop composition.[31] It begins as an "emotive" piano-driven ballad[32][33] followed by a hip hop- and EDM-influenced breakdown with a "low-riding bassline" and a "buzzed beat"[34] that sees the singer rapping.[22] Kesha stated that "Tonight" is a "celebratory" song about "fucking up what I have".[30] The following track, "My Own Dance", sees the singer addressing the expectations placed upon her and her music.[29] It has been described as a "bold statement about not being the thing people expect, or demand, you to be"[35] which "finds her speaking her mind and making it clear that she's not going to dance for you because she's here to dance for herself".[35] Both "Tonight" and "My Own Dance" were compared to Kesha's debut single "Tik Tok".[18][36][22]
The "dance-floor inferno"
Nick Lowe of
The dream pop number "BFF" also features Wrabel, who is Kesha's long-time friend, and lyrically depicts their friendship.[28][29] Kesha discourses about her absent father in "Father Daughter Dance".[29] High Road ends with "Chasing Thunder", an "ode to wandering, and 'never growing up'"[22] which was sonically compared to the work of Florence and the Machine.[29] It has been described as a "distillation of the earnest, gravelly voice that made Kesha a star".[34] The digital exclusive track "Summer" was compared to "Timber"[51] and described as a "rather thought provoking, enjoyable pop track".[52]
Promotion and singles
In October 2019, to update her public on new releases, Kesha launched a hotline which featured a snippet of an upcoming song.
Touring
In January 2020, Kesha announced the High Road Tour, with Freedia joining her as an opening act. The first concert was scheduled to take place on April 23 in Sugar Land, Texas.[76] The tour was initially postponed to late 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 31,[77] but then it was officially cancelled on May 1.[78][79]
Cancelled dates
Date | City | Country | Venue | Reason |
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North America[80] | ||||
April 23, 2020 | Sugar Land | United States | Smart Financial Centre | COVID-19 pandemic |
April 25, 2020 | Irving | The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory | ||
April 26, 2020 | Austin | Moody Theater | ||
April 29, 2020 | Phoenix | Arizona Federal Theatre
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May 1, 2020 | Las Vegas | Pearl Concert Theatre
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May 2, 2020 | San Diego | CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre | ||
May 5, 2020 | Los Angeles | Greek Theatre | ||
May 6, 2020 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Bowl | ||
May 8, 2020 | San Francisco | SF Masonic Auditorium | ||
May 9, 2020 | San Jose | San Jose Civic | ||
May 11, 2020 | Denver | Mission Ballroom | ||
May 13, 2020 | Council Bluffs | Harrah's Council Bluffs | ||
May 14, 2020 | Kansas City | Starlight Theatre | ||
May 16, 2020 | Nashville | Ascend Amphitheater | ||
May 17, 2020 | Alpharetta | Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | ||
May 19, 2020 | Cincinnati | PNC Pavilion
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May 20, 2020 | Minneapolis | Minneapolis Armory | ||
May 22, 2020 | Milwaukee | Eagles Ballroom
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May 23, 2020 | Chicago | Huntington Bank Pavilion | ||
May 25, 2020 | Maryland Heights | St. Louis Music Park | ||
May 27, 2020 | Philadelphia | The Met Philadelphia | ||
May 28, 2020 | New York City | The Rooftop at Pier 17 | ||
May 30, 2020 | Mashantucket | MGM Grand Theater
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May 31, 2020 | Boston | Leader Bank Pavilion | ||
June 2, 2020 | Washington, D.C. | The Anthem | ||
June 4, 2020 | Niagara Falls | Canada | Fallsview Casino
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June 5, 2020 | Windsor | Caesars Windsor | ||
June 7, 2020 | New York City | United States | The Rooftop at Pier 17 | |
June 27, 2020[A] | Edmonton
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Canada | Kinsman Park | |
Europe | ||||
July 1, 2020 | Manchester | England | Manchester Academy | COVID-19 pandemic |
July 2, 2020 | Birmingham | O² Academy | ||
July 4, 2020 | London | BST Hyde Park |
Commercial performance
On February 9, 2020, High Road debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 albums chart with 45,000 album-equivalent units consumed, of which 35,000 were pure album sales, making it Kesha's fourth US top-ten album.[82]
Critical reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.0/10[83] |
Metacritic | 73/100[84] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [85] |
The A.V. Club | B+[29] |
Clash | 8/10[21] |
DIY | [45] |
The Guardian | [34] |
The Independent | |
The Irish Times | [17] |
Pitchfork | 5.9/10[18] |
PopMatters | [26] |
Rolling Stone | [46] |
Slant Magazine | [36] |
High Road received positive reviews from contemporary music critics. The union of the personas approached by Kesha throughout her career, which occurs musically and lyrically on the album, received polarizing responses, with some critics praising the artist's uniqueness, while others pointed out a false personality construction. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 73 based on 19 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[84] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.0 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[83]
Adam White of The Independent praised the singer's maturity and confidence.[28] The A.V. Club's Annie Zaleski praised the album for its musical diversity and lyrical and emotional depth.[29] Sal Cinquemani of Slant also praised the album's sentimental approach, despite labeling it as Kesha's "least consistent" album due to the variety of music genres.[36] Nick Lowe of Clash complimented it for not sounding forced despite its versatility, writing that Kesha "searches deep and emancipates the embodiment of sheer delight".[21] Writing for DIY, Elly Watson defined the album as an "overwhelmingly triumphant pop offering that sees Kesha back at her best and having shit tons of fun while doing it".[45] The Guardian's Aimee Cliff recognized the album as derived from the singer's early works with a "new sense of underlying self-awareness".[34] Focusing on the same topic, Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone praised Kesha's return to her party persona.[46] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic and Louise Bruton of The Irish Times particularly praised "My Own Dance" and Kesha's lyrical duplicity.[85][17]
In a more mixed evaluation, Megan Buerger of Pitchfork summarized High Road as a setback following Rainbow, affirming that it "feels strained, scattershot, and loaded with tension, like someone trying to portray freedom and free-spiritedness—even a recovered sense of identity—who isn't quite there yet". She also criticized the album's premise, commenting that "it doesn’t feel like moving on, it feels like running away".[18] Similarly, PopMatters' Nick Malone discredited Kesha's attempts to unite the diverse sounds with which she has worked throughout her career and even devalued the investment to return to Kesha's partying identity. He compared Kesha's concern with her audience's perception of herself to Miley Cyrus's fifth studio album Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz.[26]
In June 2020, the album was included on Rolling Stone and American Songwriter's list of the best albums of 2020 so far.[86][87]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Kesha Sebert, with additional contributors noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Tonight" | Stint | 3:15 | |
2. | "My Own Dance" | 2:41 | ||
3. | "Raising Hell" (featuring Big Freedia) |
| 2:49 | |
4. | "High Road" |
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| 3:19 |
5. | "Shadow" | Pearson | 3:33 | |
6. | "Honey" | Crichton | 3:21 | |
7. | "Cowboy Blues" |
| Pearson | 4:00 |
8. | "Resentment" (featuring Brian Wilson, Sturgill Simpson, and Wrabel) |
| 2:52 | |
9. | "Little Bit of Love" |
| Stint | 2:22 |
10. | "Birthday Suit" |
| Crichton | 2:56 |
11. | "Kinky" (featuring Ke$ha) |
| Stint | 3:25 |
12. | "Potato Song (Cuz I Want To)" |
| Crichton | 3:33 |
13. | "BFF" (featuring Wrabel) |
| Crichton | 4:11 |
14. | "Father Daughter Dance" | Pearson | Pearson | 2:37 |
15. | "Chasing Thunder" |
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| 3:41 |
Total length: | 48:35 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Summer" |
| Lewis | 3:30 |
Total length: | 52:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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16. | "Big Bad Wolf" |
| Pearson | 3:37 |
Total length: | 52:12 |
Notes
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes,[89] and organized in alphabetical order by surname.
Vocals
- Kesha – lead vocals (all tracks), backing vocals (6, 12, 13, 15)
- Michael Allen – backing vocals (16)
- Jeff Bhasker – backing vocals (4)
- Ajay Bhattacharya– backing vocals (1)
- Tanisha Brooks – backing vocals (16)
- Hayley Chilton – backing vocals (12)
- Stuart Crichton – backing vocals (6, 12)
- Chelcee Grimes – backing vocals (6)
- Chelsea Gillis – backing vocals (1)
- Josie Howell – backing vocals (16)
- Matt Jardine – backing vocals (8)
- Eric Leva – backing vocals (7)
- James Newman– backing vocals (6)
- Tayla Parx – backing vocals (6, 16)
- Nate Ruess – backing vocals (9)
- Louis Schoorl – backing vocals (15)
- Pebe Sebert – backing vocals (12)
- Sturgill Simpson – featured vocals (8)
- Graynor Strand – backing vocals (12)
- Maelu Strange – backing vocals (16)
- Leeza Tierney – backing vocals (12)
- Brian Wilson – featured vocals (8)
- Stephen Wrabel – backing vocals (1, 4, 5, 7–9, 11, 15, 16), featured vocals (8, 13)
Instrumentation
- Brianna Atwell – viola (16)
- Samantha Boshnack – trumpet (16)
- Jeff Bhasker – keyboards (4)
- Ajay Bhattacharyya – bass (1, 3, 9, 11), drums (1, 3, 9, 11), guitar (1, 3, 11), piano (1, 3), synthesizer (1, 11), horn (9), keyboards (9, 11)
- Rebecca Chung Filice – cello (16)
- Jason Cressey – trombone (16)
- Stuart Crichton – bass (10, 12, 13), keyboards (10, 12, 13), guitar (12)
- Madi Diaz – guitar (8)
- Woitek Goral – alto saxophone (12)
- Chelcee Grimes – guitar (6)
- John Hill – drums (2), guitar (2), keyboards (2)
- Magnus Johansson – fluegelhorn (12), trumpet (12)
- Peter Johansson – trombone (12), tuba (12)
- Tomas Jonsson – baritone saxophone (12)
- Greg Kramer – trombone (16)
- Eric Leva – ukulele (7)
- Seth May-Patterson – viola (16)
- Rachel Nesvig – violin (16)
- Ahameful Oluo – trumpet (16)
- Omega – drums (3), organ (3)
- Hunter Perrin – guitar (8)
- Josh Rawlings – piano (16)
- Maria Scherer Wilson – cello (16)
- Louis Schoorl – bass, drums, guitar, piano (15)
- Jesse Siebenberg – guitar (8)
- The Swedish Brass Mafia – brass (12)
Production
- Jeff Bhasker – production (4, 15)
- Rob Cohen – vocal production (2, 8)
- Stuart Crichton – production (6, 10, 12, 13)
- Daramola – additional production (3)
- John Hill – production (2, 8)
- Kesha – production (2)
- Ryan Lewis – production (16)
- Blake Mares – vocal production (2, 8)
- Skylar Mones – additional production (4)
- Omega – production (3)
- Drew Pearson – production (5, 7, 14)
- Louis Schoorl – production (15)
- Stint – production (1, 3, 9, 11)
- Tainy – additional production (3)
- Brian Wilson – vocal production (8)
Technical
- Jeff Bhasker – programming (4, 15)
- Ajay Bhattacharyya – programming (3)
- Dale Becker – mastering (1–16)
- Matias Byland – programming (12)
- Jon Castelli – mixing (1, 2, 4–9, 11–16)
- Rob Cohen – engineering (2, 8)
- Stuart Crichton – engineering and programming (6, 10, 12, 13)
- Josh Deguzman – engineering (1, 2, 4–9, 11–16)
- Scott Desmarais – assistant engineering (3, 10)
- Anthony Dolhai – engineering (1, 3, 9, 11)
- Matt Dyson – engineering (1–15)
- Isaiah Gage – string arrangement (5, 14)
- Chris Galland – engineering (3, 10)
- John Hill – programming (2)
- Stephen Hogan – engineering (16)
- Jeremie Inhaber – assistant engineering (3, 10)
- Andrew Joslyn – string arrangement (16)
- Blake Mares – engineering (2, 8)
- Manny Marroquin – mixing (3, 10)
- Johnny Morgan – assistant engineering (8)
- Drew Pearson – engineering (5, 7, 14)
- Nick Rowe – engineering and vocal engineering (8)
- Louis Schoorl – programming (15)
- Wesley Seidman – vocal engineering (8)
- Matt Tuggle – engineering (3, 5, 10, 11)
- Omega – programming (3)
- Hector Vega – assistant engineering (1–16)
Design
- Samantha Burkhart – styling
- Benjamin Lowy – photography
- Vittorio Masecchia – makeup artist, hair stylist
- Samantha Rhodes – assisting styling
- Brian Roettinger – creative direction, photography
Charts
Weekly charts
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[90] | 26 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[91] | 163 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[92] | 178 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[93] | 20 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[94] | 71 |
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[95] | 164 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[96] | 27 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[97] | 29 |
UK Albums (OCC)[98] | 63 |
US Billboard 200[99] | 7 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2020) | Position |
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US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[100]
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92 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format(s) | Version | Label(s) | Ref. |
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Various | January 31, 2020 |
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Standard | [101][12] | |
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Digital edition | [14] | |||
Japan | CD | Japanese edition | Sony Japan | [88] | |
Various | February 25, 2022 | Vinyl | Standard | Kemosabe | [102] |
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