{"id":5113,"date":"2013-07-23T10:51:59","date_gmt":"2013-07-23T09:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-98520-280723.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=5113"},"modified":"2013-07-23T10:53:21","modified_gmt":"2013-07-23T09:53:21","slug":"catarsis-by-belinda-album-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/catarsis-by-belinda-album-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: “Catarsis” by Belinda"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"994527_531184376942772_1883258479_n\"<\/a>After multiple delays, leaked tracks and mess – Mexican singer, songwriter, actress and wig-snatcher Belinda<\/strong>\u00a0is back! She locked up herself in the studio for the past year with award-winning Latin producers to (Finally!<\/em>) present her 4th studio album\u00a0“Catarsis”.\u00a0<\/strong>Representing the Latin Pop scene with a more mature (and BETTER) sound, the\u00a014-track LP introduces you to Belinda’s<\/strong> new direction in her pop career that fans seem to be loving. Best era to date? Let’s elaborate.<\/p>\n

Preceeded by three singles, including the top-10 hit “En El Amor Hay Que Perdonar<\/strong>“, Belinda’s new record relies on ballads, contemporanous electronic beats and synths, along with the talent of Victor “El Nasi”, Vein and Andres Castro.<\/strong>\u00a0The now #1 album (in Mexican charts) has the potential to crash radio with tracks such as\u00a0“Esto Es Amor”, “En la Obscuridad”\u00a0<\/strong>and, my personal favorite,\u00a0“Dame M\u00e1s”. \u00a0<\/strong>However, the album has its own flaws with “I love you… Te quiero<\/strong>” just for the fact that it features the herpes virus himself of music, Pitbull<\/strong>\u00a0and Bailaria Sobre el Fuego’s <\/strong>(dubstep version) that fell in the cliche and basic, instead of making you fall off of your chair.
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After listening to the songs mentioned above, the album quickly transforms into strong pop ballads with\u00a0“Como Si Fu\u00e9ramos Novios”, “Nada”,\u00a0“No Me Vuelvo A Enamorar”, “Vuelve A Mi”\u00a0<\/strong>and the outstading\/powerful ballad\u00a0“Caminaria Sobre El Fuego” <\/strong>that it is guaranteed to be on repeat for days.<\/p>\n

“Catarsis”\u00a0<\/strong>will surprise every EQ Music reader that has listened to Belinda’s<\/strong> previous material. Let’s pray she sticks to this new direction she has taken so we can continue loving her. <\/p>\n

Worth the download: 3.5\/5.<\/p>\n