Archive: FutureSex / LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake

Parental advisory: the days of wholesome pop music are over. Amidst the boy band craze of the mid to late ‘90s, Justin Timberlake and company were one of America’s favorite pop groups, selling out arenas filled with screaming 9-year-old girls who fell in love with the set of five harmonizing and dancing teenagers that made up *NSYNC. Back in those days the only sexual innuendo that could be mustered up was on a track called “Digital Get Down,” which despite its oddly, sexual predator-like title, was actually quite an innocent love song for the digital age.
“LoveStoned” picks up where past hit “Rock Your Body” left off, spinning the disco ball and flashing colored lights. Bass thumps and synthesizers spin out of control as Timberlake takes educates and entertains.
Dramatic strings and a choir chime in as Timberlake finds sweet revenge.
Even with its dull moments, FutureSex/LoveSounds packs enough heat to be a praise-worthy, sophomore disc. Daring and innovative, Timberlake has made one hell of a disc: “must be my future, sex, love sound.”