Can't Take Me Home

By CHRISTOPHER JOHN FARLEY

Her hair may prompt you to write her off as a gimmick. Pink? As it turns out, this 20-year-old's music is better than her name. Pink offers up a fresh take on the genre of blue-eyed soul: she sings Aaliyah-style, hip-hop-fueled R. and B., with confidence and cool. Her lyrics are full of attitude, but her smooth, seductive vocals go down easy. Pink's future looks golden. Let's hope she doesn't dye her hair yellow to match it.

--By Christopher John Farley