Album Review: Nicole Scherzinger - Killer Love

Nicole Scherzinger - Killer Love

The former Pussycat Doll joins a growing list of high-energy, chart friendly female pop acts with this, her debut album Killer Love. In a market already saturated with your Britneys, Rihannas, Beyonces and Alexis Jordans, is there really room for another dance-pop diva?

Well, Killer Love proves that the answer may be 'yes'. There's absolutely nothing original on this album, but the quality control is at a high level meaning that this is a pretty decent collection of songs. Singles Poison and the excellent Don't Hold Your Breath are highlights, whilst the remainder of the album chugs along with a breathless stream of radio friendly fodder.

A misjudged duet with Sting - Power's Out - is a low point, and there are more ballads here than you might expect. Saying that, Scherzinger can certainly sing and the producers have wisely backed off (in a way that, say, Alexis Jordan's didn't) meaning that the vocals stand out strongly.

All in all Killer Love is basically daft pop fluff. However, as daft pop fluff goes, this is of a perfectly acceptable quality.