Blog: Consequence Of Sound

It's been nearly nine years since Shakira made the transition from Colombian sensation to worldwide star with the release of Laundry Service , her first English album. The move also saw her channeling more conventional pop inspirations than her Spanish albums, and even sporting a new blond hairdo. These moves made her more accessible to broader—and by broader I mean North American—audiences, but, in them, she lost some of her charm. In her two follow-up albums, she continued to make irresistible pop music, but always sounded as if she was trying on someone else's style. [...]