Whilst easily one of the most distinctive female pop vocalists of the last ten years, with her hot-headed persona and torching rock vocals barrelling through empowered songs both infectious and tender, P!nk did step back into line somewhat for more one-size-fits-all last album I’m Not Dead. Her voice aside, there was little pull her apart from her peers or to suggest she’d ever again go on to release anything as definitive as her breakthrough album M!ssundaztood. But … mehrwhether driven by young pretenders like Katy Perry making a grab for her crown or by that perennial emotional motivator--break-up (she was divorced between albums)--Funhouse utterly redeems P!nk. From the front cover through most tracks on the record she stokes the wild-child inside herself that made her famous in the first place, but in most examples there is also evidence of a fostering maturity, whether in the crystal beauty and depth of ballads "Glitter In the Air" or "I Don’t Believe You" or the firm-handed command of more built-up tunes like the Red Hot Chili Peppers vs. Joan Jett coarseness of "Sober" or sassy rocker "Boring" that somewhat improbably combines The Dandy Warhols’ "Horse Pills" and Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ "Get Ready For Love" as though delivered by the Pussycat Dolls. And maturity aside, bold first single "So What" and future-funk swing dance "Bad Influence" are about the catchiest, and indeed gutsiest, things she’s delivered in years. --James Berry weniger

1 - So What
2 - Sober
3 - I Don't Believe You
4 - One Foot Wrong
5 - Please Don't Leave Me… mehr
6 - Bad Influence
7 - Funhouse
8 - Crystal Ball
9 - Mean
10 - It's All Your Fault
11 - Ave Mary A
12 - Glitter In The Air
13 - This Is How It Goes Down
14 - Push Me Away (Bonus Track)
1 - So What (Music Video)
2 - Funhouse (Music Video)
3 - Sober (Music Video)
4 - Please Don't Leave Me (Music Video)
5 - I Don't Believe You (Live In Australia)
6 - Please Don't Leave Me (Live In Australia)
7 - So What (Live In Australia)
8 - PLUS: Track-by-Track video commentary weniger