Selena Gomez & The Scene's new album, "When The Sun Goes Down" is easily their best yet, but we'll take it a little further by rating each song, and giving you one rating for the entire album. Here we go:
1. "Love You Like A Love Song"
This modern take on a love song (hence the name) is almost definitely about her current boyfriend Justin Bieber, but it's still good enough to totally forget about him.
4/5
2. "Bang Bang Bang"
So you've never heard a song about stealing love? Yeah right. But you probably haven't heard it used in this way. Selena tells us about her boyfriend again, but also describes giving her love that used to belong to another man, to her current one.
4/5
3. "Who Says"
This self-empowerment anthem uses acoustic guitars, and some slightly auto-tuned vocals to attempt to make people not only ignore their haters, but also make themselves feel better than ever before.
4.5/5
4. "We Own the Night" (feat. Pixie Lott)
This worry-free song about being with friends smartly uses Pixie Lott for "oh-ohs" which ties-in perfectly with the dance-y song which is probably the easiest song to dance to.
5/5
5. "Hit the Lights"
Losing yourself in the music and dancing is the main focus of this song, but also talks about forgetting your past mistakes and living in the moment. While it does feel a bit confused about whether it's a dance anthem or a ballad, it is a pretty good song to either listen to for the music or the meaning.
4.5/5
6. "Whiplash"
Selena brought out some big names for this super-original song when it comes to the sound in the "Lickety split" section where Selena seems to cross over from America to a mix of French and British. It's definitely a song that you hate at first, but then it immediately begins to grow on you.
4.5/5
7. "When the Sun Goes Down"
While they did over-edit this one, this is definitely the song to do it on. The main message seems to be "sleep all day, dance all night", which may not be the best, but it is an interesting dance song that is just a little bit slower than usual.
4/5
8. "My Dilemma"
Selena is hoping that her boyfriend (not Justin this time) will turn himself around for her, but all of the rumors about him say otherwise. I personally love when she starts singing very high, and it's a great example of why her and Rock Mafia need to come together more often.
5/5
9. "That's More Like It"
I must be drawn to her higher notes, because I also loved this song because of them. Last night, I had only that part stuck in my head. It is also recommended by Entertainment Weekly, and I usually agree with what they say.
4.5/5
10. "Outlaw"
Gosh this album has a lot of songs about boyfriends! In this case, it's about her best friend's boyfriend, and Selena's warning him that he shouldn't be messing with her friend.
4/5
11. "Middle of Nowhere"
Yet another boyfriend song, Selena sings about her boyfriend who won't leave her anywhere by herself. However, it sounds off-key at times and she is obviously straining to reach the higher notes of the song, which she either hit in earlier songs, or they just had a better editor.
3/5
12. "Dices" ("Who Says" - Spanish)
Este himno de auto-empoderamiento usa guitarras acústicas, y algunos un pocooptimiza automáticamente la voz para tratar de hacer que la gente no sólo ignoransus enemigos, sino también sentirse mejor que nunca. Yeah, it's the same review of "Who Says" just in Spanish. However, it does sound like it's a little bit more edited.
3.5/5
Overall: 4.2/5
Do you think it deserved better? If so, tell us in the comments! And be sure to buy it on iTunes!
