kristinia debarge young and restless zip

Young & Restless breezes through a few genres, but its strongest moments, by far, are the dance-pop offerings, including “Flashbacks,” “Find Me” and “Ten Billion Years.” They’re all sparkly, upbeat and unpretentious, like an eager younger sister to Carly Rae Jepsen‘s Kiss.

And really, who better to take employment advice from than Kristinia DeBarge? Sorry, this tea is scalding.īut the lead singles are misleading-there’s a lot more fun to be had deeper into the album. Prior to the album’s iTunes release on April 24 (the album’s also available on Soundcloud, which Kristinia herself curiously promotes), the songstress dropped two singles-which are fine, if not somewhat uninspired: “Cry Wolf” is a decent, breezy midtempo with a pretty hook (“ Wo-o-o-o-olf!“), while “Ignite” sparkles as a string-laden pop anthem-sort of like a B-grade version of “Call Me Maybe,” except instead of flirty lyrics, the song relies on the endless trend of YOLO lyricism: “Take the trip that you wanted to take, drop the job that you really hate…all you need is a little bit of faith!” she encourages. She was done.įour years have now passed, and Kristinia’s not ready to call it quits: After recording for over two years, a departure from Island Def Jam and a distribution deal with Manhattan Records, she’s finally releasing a follow-up to her 2009 debut-exclusively to Japan-called Young & Restless. The stomping pop kiss-off anthem, which borrows from Steam‘s “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye” (otherwise known as that obnoxious chant at every sport ever), managed to climb to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100, blasting the singer to teenybopper stardom instantly-even earning her a slot as the opening act on Britney‘s Circus Tour.Īnd then, just as quickly as “Goodbye” charted, nothing happened: Her second single “Sabotage” went completely MIA on the charts, her debut LP-the all-too-ironically titled Exposed-flopped at #23, and her third single “Future Love,” even with a Pitbull verse, tapped out at #125. Several years after her brief Juniors stint, Kristinia inked a deal with Island Def Jam, releasing her first (and, as of now, only) Top 20 hit, “Goodbye,” in April of 2009.

Plus, her dad’s James DeBarge…you know, of DeBarge. She didn’t burst out of thin air, though: Kristinia initially made her debut over a decade ago on FOX’s iconic 2003 experimentation in Idol for tweens, American Juniors (which also spawned Pretty Little Liars starlet and future country-pop Hollywood Records superstar, Lucy Hale).

In the span of approximately six months in 2009, Kristinia DeBarge bubbled up, exploded and fizzled out.

Kristinia debarge young and restless zip