MANILA, Philippines - The video of her Top 10 hit Can’t Be Tamed, sees a winged Miley Cyrus busting out of her cage. It makes sense, since the world has been watching breathlessly as Miley plays out her artistic liberation. Miley, 17, looks to a more adventurous musical future with her new Hollywood Records album Can’t Be Tamed.
“The album says the most about me,” Miley notes. “I wanted this record to be completely and totally honest. It’s really about a little of everything going on in my life now.”
Miley co-wrote all but one song. As before, she teamed up with producer/songwriters John Shanks and Rock Mafia (Tim James and Antonina Armato) to craft every note. Result: Furious dance beats, intimate ballads and that distinctive vocal adrenaline.
Liberty Walk and the title track frame the hunger for freedom in sleek synth sounds. Taking it further is Robot (“Stop trying to live my life for me/I need to breathe/I’m not your robot”).
Ballads Stay, Scars and Take Me Along are about trying to live a normal life — including love relationships — when the world tugs at your time. In Stay, Cyrus writes about being lonely on the road and in Scars, she recalls past relationships that must be left behind. Forgiveness & Love captures Miley’s credo of faith and My Heart Beats for Love is an anthem for anyone who has ever felt judged. The upbeat Two More Lonely People and Permanent.