What is the world coming to when you can't tell one Britney Spears album from the next? When In The Zone, Blackout and Circus meld into a gormless platinum-selling mix? Now, to make things harder, she introduces Femme Fatale.



This is one solid argument against the use of Auto-Tuneu00a0-- the audio processor that corrects pitch in vocal and instrumental performances.

It may disguise inaccuracies, of course, but also makes a lot of music sound like plastic. Having said that, Spears can still shine if she's in the mood; play the tracks Hold It Against Me, Inside Out and Trip to Your Heart, out loud to feel it.

--u00a0Femme Fatale, Britney Spears, Sony Music, Rs 399.