Rainbow (Kesha album)
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| Studio album by Kesha | ||||
| Released | August 11, 2017 | |||
| Length | 48:39 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.5/10 |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
| The A.V. Club | B+ |
| Consequence of Sound | B |
| Entertainment Weekly | A– |
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| Paste | 9.0/10 |
| Pitchfork | 6.8/10 |
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Rainbow is the third studio album by American singer Kesha. It was released on August 11, 2017, by Kemosabe and RCA Records. On July 5, 2017, Kesha announced via her Instagram account that she was releasing a single, titled "Praying". The song was released alongside its accompanying music video and the album's pre-order.
Writing for Rainbow began during and after Kesha spent time in a rehab clinic from January 2014 to October 2016. Kesha also appeared during Zedd's slot at the 2016 Coachella Festival to perform "True Colors", a track from Zedd's second studio album. The appearance marked her first high-profile public performance since her ongoing legal battle with Dr. Luke. A studio version of the song was released as a single on April 29, 2016. In the summer of 2016, Kesha embarked on her third world tour, the Kesha and the Creepies: Fuck the World Tour. The tour commenced on July 23, 2016, in Las Vegas and ended on October 29, 2016, in Maine. The tour included various covers of songs and several rock and country reworks of her own hit singles. During this time, it was revealed that Kesha had recorded 22 songs on her own and had given them to her label. It was later announced that Kesha was in the process of recording a third studio album.
Kesha has said that Rainbow was inspired by her "true" musical influences: Iggy Pop, T. Rex, Dolly Parton, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Beach Boys, James Brown, and Sweet. The album contains a combination of both mournful cuts and upbeat dance tracks such as "Woman" and "Bastards". The album opens with the country-infused cut "Bastards", which, as Katie Baillie of the newspaper Metro analyzed, is "about not letting the bullies drag you down." "Woman" was inspired by a "pussy grabbing comment" Donald Trump made, which angered Kesha and made her yell "I'm a motherfucking woman!" This line is included throughout the song. Kesha wrote the title track on a toy keyboard while in rehab. It opens only with vocals and basic chords played on a piano. The first line Kesha sings is, "Got back the stars in my eyes, I see the magic inside of me." Baillie writes that the track "builds in both sound an emotion [...] as a full live orchestra kicks in." Kesha was inspired to write "Learn to Let Go" by one of her friends who went through "the worst childhood imaginable." The track is also based on Kesha's struggles while making Rainbow.
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