Behind Her Gothic Eyes

There's a lot to be said about Little Miss Independent, Kelly Clarkson.


The third Olsen twin

1. She is the best ever Idol from any country, and has the 5th best Idol performance ever to her name.

2. She released the very best song of 2004, causing a string of copycat tripe.

3. She looks a million bucks on a waterslide.



4. Her song "Go", used to market Ford cars in the US, was, although a minor gem and the second-best song of 2006, apparently not good enough to warrant inclusion on her third album. Which must mean one hell of an array of tracks for "My December", right? Right?

5. No. "Never Again", her new single, is the kind of indulgent, laboured musical excrement that successful artists insist on churning out once they erroneously earn the right to "creative control". Alanis must be quaking in her boots.

So that's the end of the love affair, yes?

NO. Witness:



6. In one fell swoop Kelly re-ignites interest in her musical output by releasing the most sublime cover photography in years. This is "Behind These Hazel Eyes" x 1000, and appears to have been filmed on the Buffy set circa Season 3, which makes it even grander.

Release a decent 2nd single and all will be forgiven.