Britney Spears knows what the people want, there’s no denying it. The public wants drama; she provides it. They want mindless dance music; she provides it. Her new album, “Femme Fatale”, is no exception.

Spears continues to surprise us time and again. Every time we think she’s gone too far for recovery, she puts out another hit. She continuously proves that no matter what the tabloids say, she’s still pop music’s princess.

“Femme Fatale” is typical Britney. Spears knows what is going to get herself on the radio, and she brings it. Every distorted beat is set up to be painfully overplayed.

Her lyrics, of course, say next to nothing. Call me pretentious, but I don’t know if “you’ve got me kinda hot/steaming like a pot full of vegetables” on the track “(Drop Dead) Beautiful” is exactly brilliant lyricism. True, not every song in the world needs to be deep and beautifully written. Everyone has times when he or she wants nothing more than something with a beat they can dance to, and “Femme Fatale” could not be more perfect for that. Her children would be mortified, but those vulgar lyrics are what pay the bills.

Of course, not much can be said for her singing either. The album is roughly 98% Autotune, and 2% Spears. I dare you to find me one word of “Trip to your heart” that is actually Britney’s voice. If you’re interested in listening to the voice of an angel, I wouldn’t recommend choosing Spears.

What’s unusual about this album is how tame it is in comparison to the others. Britney used to be known for being wild and cutting edge on her albums. Femme Fatale is not. It sounds like virtually everything else on the radio, it doesn’t do anything really controversial or surprising. She kept it much safer than she famously has in the past. We’ve heard it all before. “Till The World Ends,” the album’s second single, sounds like virtually every other Britney Spears song we’ve ever heard.

There’s a lot of talk about her partying and promiscuity and not much else. On the track “How I Roll,” Britney talks about putting on a show when she goes out, creating basically the same song as “Freakshow” on her album “Blackout,” both of which also contain dubstep influences.

But in reality, this album really is not bad. While not much can be said for the cultural value, the lyrics or the vocals, if you’re listening to Britney Spears, that’s probably not what you were looking for anyway. So if you’re looking for something loud that you can dance to, you should absolutely pick up “Femme Fatale”. It’s spunky, fun and classic Spears. She may not be The Beatles, but Britney has proved yet again that she’s still got it.