With fizzy tunes like “Greatest Hit” and “Chewing Gum” in the
early-to-mid-’00s, Norway’s blog-pop poster gal Anne Lilia Berge
Strand helped draw up the blueprints for today’s post-Madonna
electro-disco meta-divas (Lady Gaga, Little Boots). Her second LP,
re-tweaked after a leak and a label change, refines her Euro-disco
with more flavors and fewer hooks. Still, the music remains
rapturous and cheeky. The rowdy drum chant “Hey Annie” dialogues
with an imagined fan base. And the synth-disco “I…

Rating:
3.5 Stars