Britney Spears - Blackout

Although it barely dented the charts compared to the mega-smashes of her Miss American teen dreams, Britney teamed up with the likes of Pharrel Williams, Robyn and Junkie XL for her fifth album, ‘Blackout’. Recorded between her divorce with back-up dancer Kevin Federline and the conservatorship dispute that plagued her thirties, this 2007 collection of forward-thinking electro-bangers both charted the abyss of TMZ celebrity and predicted the future of pop to come. It’s hard to imagine the chilly sex-positive electropop of Lady Gaga’s Telephone without this coming first, and mid-LP sleeper success ‘Freakshow’ implemented the then-burgeoning sound of second-wave dubstep years before Skrillex dabbled in mainstream wub-wubs.  ‘Blackout’ is also #441 on Rolling Stone magazine’s 2020 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time. Christopher and Liam discuss everything from the Netflix documentary Britney Vs Spears, to our childhood reminsces of Britney hits like Hit Me Baby One More Time, Toxic and Slave 4 U. All that plus Secret Posho, Tattoo Woohoo/Tattoo Boohoo, the Bette Midler Factor, Unhinged Youtube Comment of the Week, and so much more. Enjoy An Album. Enjoy!