Brandon's Buzz

“…but the album’s strongest track is the wickedly strange “Fly On the Wall,” on which Miley-as-sex-kitten ends up channeling — and convincingly, at that! — both Debbie Harry and Pat Benatar in an off-the-wall instant classic.”

— me, reviewing “Fly On the Wall,” an unexpectedly brilliant gem from Miley Cyrus’ stupendous summer album Breakout, in a Buzz post dated July 29.

“The album’s second single, ‘Fly On the Wall,’ finds the singer influenced by Gwen and Avril, while her more experienced (read: older) co-writers wink and inject some ’80s new wave influences, a la Blondie and the B-52s, which means fans’ parents can join in on the fun, too.”

— critic Chris Williams, reviewing “Fly” for the November 15 issue of Billboard Magazine.

names dropped with reckless abandon: Avril Lavigne, Blondie, Chris Williams, Debbie Harry, Gwen Stefani, Miley Cyrus, Pat Benatar, The B-52's