WALK AWAY - PAULA DEANDA F/ THE DEY
Sweet and simple, Paula DeAnda’s “Walk Away” — second single from her self-titled debut — is made for teen slumber parties and Disney afternoons. The song is a bit more upbeat than her radio-friendly, Baby Bash-featured ballad “Doing Too Much.” And much like Rihanna’s new cut “We Ride” (same producer, Stargate) DeAnda’s whispery, sugarcoated vocals glide easily over a basic piano-bass beat. Rapper the Dey’s dull rhymes complicate the matter, but the focus remains on the singer’s doting lyrics: “Does she know/That you like to play PS2 like 6 in the morning/Like I do,” she chants. Not as catchy as “Doing Too Much,” but just as melodic and exploding at top 40 radio. Billboard
