Anyone who lost sight of Cindy Lauper after her hits from the 80s (True Colors, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun), will probably fall off their bar stool when listening to her 11th studio album. Detour is an unadulterated country CD, recorded in Nashville and completely in the style of . But anyone who has followed the now 62-year-old singer a bit over the years could see it coming. After jazz ( , 2003),
… dance ( , 2008) and blues ( , 2010), it was high time for country & western. And just like with the previous projects, 'La Lauper' is assisted on Detour by the greats of the genre. That's how singsin the catchy title track, in Night Life and in the hilarious You're The Reason Our Kids Are Ugly. The nicest, however, are the songs in which we hear a touch of the 'old' Cindy between all the mandolins, violins and steel guitars, such as Heartaches By The Number. Curious which genre she will control next! (RME)more