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A rainbow is a beautiful trick of the light that arises after a thunderstorm, a fact that is not lost on Kesha, who experienced more than her share of tumult after her second album, 2012's Warrior. Two years after its release, the singer/songwriter filed a lawsuit against her producer and collaborator Dr. Luke, alleging emotional and sexual abuse, and he returned the volley with countersuits. Kesha's career crawled to a halt during the ensuing legal battles, and while they had not been resolved by the time she released Rainbow in August of 2017, the involved parties reached a détente to allow the album's appearance. Given how all her problems were laid bare in public, it's no surprise that Kesha opens Rainbow by singing "Don't let the bastards get you down/Don't let the a******* wear you out," a none-too-subtle allusion to her trials and tribulations. It's a theme that she returns to throughout Rainbow, framing it as a lament, an anthem of defiance and ultimately inspiration. As she sings on "Learn to Let Go" -- a song whose title is key to the whole record -- "the past can't haunt me if I don't let it," and if that lyric smacks of self-help, it's also true Kesha doesn't seem haunted by days gone by on Rainbow. Even when she's hinting at her pain, she's not wallowing in it: the whole point of the album is that she's found a path toward peace. Kesha's newfound serenity is underscored by how she still finds plenty of space to cut loose on Rainbow, cranking out a pair of metallic glam-rockers with Eagles of Death Metal, pouring glitter on Johnny Cash ("Hunt You Down"), pushing the neon pulse of "Boots," and even indulging in a bit of twee folk on "Godzilla." Still, the heart of Rainbow lies in its stirring ballads, and while these odes to self-empowerment are endemic to 2010s pop, Kesha's emotions feel earned not because we know her backstory but because her songs are specific, not generic. Sometimes she'll slide into cliché, usually by recycling therapy-speak, but how she pairs these credos with veiled confessions is as striking and moving as her party songs are weird and funny. By slyly alternating between these two extremes throughout Rainbow, Kesha winds up with a comeback that's fully realized emotionally and musically.
Product Details
Release Date: | 08/11/2017 |
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Label: | Rca |
UPC: | 0889854593629 |
catalogNumber: | 545936 |
Rank: | 160868 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Ke$ha Primary Artist,Vocals,Background VocalsRick Nowels Organ,Acoustic Guitar
Tim Pierce Guitar
Saundra Williams Background Vocals
Ben Folds Percussion,Piano,Electric Bass,Celeste,Timpani
Stuart Crichton Keyboards,Background Vocals
Cochemea Gastelum Baritone Saxophone
Pebe Sebert Background Vocals
Dave Catching Guitar
Neal Sugarman Tenor Saxophone
Tom Peyton Horn
Ian Fitchuk Drums
Jorma Vik Drums
Ira Glansbeek Celli
Eagles of Death Metal Background Vocals
Rob Moose Violin
Nick Annis Guitar
Danielle Withers Vocals
Spencer Cullum Pedal Steel Guitar
Gabriel Cabezas Celli
Nadia Sirota Viola
Elana Stone Background Vocals
Gary Ferguson Drums
Lara Wickes Oboe
Drew Pearson Banjo,Bass,Guitar,Piano,Keyboards,Vocals
David Levitt Electric Guitar
Kesha Sebert Background Vocals
Jeremy Fetzer Guitar
Jesse Hughes Guitar,Vocals,Talk Box
Dave Guy Trumpet
Matt McJunkins Bass
Robbie Crowell Keyboards,Wurlitzer
Ryan Lerman Vocals
Nate Mercereau Guitar,Guitar Synth (Horns)
Andrew Joslyn Strings,Violin,Conductor
Kenton Chen Vocals
Ben Bram Vocals
Ross Garren Bass Harmonica
Katelyn Faraudo French Horn
Theo Katzman Percussion
Georgia Mooney Background Vocals
Jon Estes Bass
Ricky Reed Bass,Guitar,Piano,Drums,Keyboards
Rebecca Filice Celli
Roget Chahayed Piano
Eli Weinberger Celli
Garrett Overcash Violin
Hannah Crofts Background Vocals
Alex Sopp Flute
Seth May-Patterson Viola
Christopher Foerstel Viola
Andrew Kam Violin
Sarah Malmstrom Violin
Ramage Jacobs Mandolin
Heather Borror Violin
Technical Credits
Hugh Moffatt ComposerRick Nowels Composer,Producer
Ben Folds Arranger,Producer
Joe Costa Engineer
Bobby Holland Engineer
Stuart Crichton Composer,Programming,Producer,Engineer,beats,Vocal Engineer
Pebe Sebert Composer,Producer
Dave Way Engineer
Kevin Estrada Engineer
Ryan Lewis Composer,Producer
Kieron Menzies Engineer
Brian Roettinger Art Direction
Justin Tranter Composer
Rob Moose Arranger
Dean Reid Engineer
Fareed Salamah Engineer
Nathan Chapman Composer
Eric Frederic Composer
Chris Galland Engineer
Stephen Wrabel Composer
Drew Pearson Producer,Engineer,drum programming,Vocal Producer
Kesha Sebert Composer
Ke$ha Producer,Vocal Producer
Nate Mercereau Producer,Additional Production
Cara Salimando Composer
Brody Brown Producer
Andrew Joslyn Composer,String Arrangements
Mike Stankiewicz Engineer
Robert Beatty Artwork
Trevor Yasuda Engineer
Ricky Reed Programming,Producer,drum programming,beats,Instrumentation
Roget Chahayed Composer,Programming,Producer
Leandro Hidalgo Engineer
Claire Wilkinson Composer
Ethan Shumaker Engineer
Ben Abraham Composer
Jonny Price Composer,Programming,Producer
Andrew Pearson Composer
Chris Garcia Engineer
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