8.10.13 - New Music - Katy Perry

Katy Perry’s upcoming third album (well, fourth if you count that Christian thing she recorded under the name Katy Hudson) is coming in October, so it’s time for a lead single!

She has been teasing “Roar” for a while now, and the song is finally out. Sad that it couldn’t be Katy to finally give it to the world (this is a leaked version), but that’s how these things go. “Roar” is out of its cage.

Lyrically the song is on par with other Perry hits – it isn’t masterful, but the words get stuck in your head and are easy to sing along to. The song is as triumphant and powerful as “Firework”, but with less of an electronic feel. It’s nice to hear her putting out an instrumental-sounding (those aren’t real drums) single.

That upswing when she sings “roar” on the chorus is what saves the whole thing. This won’t be her biggest hit, but you better believe those first few weeks are going to sell BIG.