I love the hell out of E=MC² so far. It sticks pretty closely to the blueprint of Mimi, but it’s far more consistent, with less irritating featured performances and more plain old Mariah pop songwriting. It might even be her best since Daydream, but since I don’t have copies of the older albums to refresh my memory I’m not going to make that claim.

 

But one thing I’ve noticed is that “I’ll Be Lovin’ U Long Time” sounds exactly like an Amerie cut. This isn’t a bad thing, since it’s a great tune, but it’s surprising to me that Mariah would so openly ape a follower. Especially one who isn’t massively popular. Maybe it’s just a coincidence, as this is the only track with such a sound. I don’t know much about producer DJ Toomp.

 

The title track to Kid A might be the worst Radiohead song I’ve yet heard. That’s all I’m going to say at this point.