Katy Perry - Dark Horse (feat Juicy J)

This is the first track released as part of her iTunes countdown to the release of her 3rd album Prism due out next month. The atmospheric Hip Hop track recalls the otherworldly atmosphere of "E.T." from her last album, but this is a little softer. Rapper Juicy J adds some shoutouts and a verse which complement Katy's strong vocals. The ambient nature of the song appears to be inspired by "Moments In Love" by The Art Of Noise, though it is unknown if it officially samples it or a re-creation of that type of production was done instead. It is also unknown if this will be a single in the future, but it has the potential to be a hit if it were released as such.

-Listen to the song here (YouTube)

The next track in the countdown, "Walking On Air" is supposed to be released on September 30. Listen to a 30 second clip of that for now here (YouTube).

Grade: A