Meghan Trainor released her second album “Thank You” on May 13. The album consists of 15 songs ranging from sweet sentimental ballads to dance songs.

Throughout the album Trainor preaches female empowerment and total body confidence for all. For instance during her song “Woman Up,” Trainor repeats “All my girls raise your hands if you don’t need a man cause you’re more than good enough. You’ve gotta woman up.” She successfully reminds girls of their importance throughout the whole album with: “Woman Up,” “NO,” “Watch Me Do,” “I Love Me,” and “Dance Like Yo Daddy.”

Each song has an upbeat dance soundtrack with strong lyrics and a great message. But Trainor then places songs that just don’t make sense in the album. They seem to be lacking something whether it be cohesiveness between the lyrics and style of the music, or even simply lacking lyrics like “Better.”

The album then continues on to songs with real meaning behind them. With Trainor’s song “Mom” we see her sentimental side plus it’s pretty catchy. “Kindly Calm Me Down” just warms your heart, and with “Hopeless Romantic” she whispers the thoughts of every teenage girl.

The biggest downfall of the whole album is the song “Thank You,” which ironically is the album title. Trainor tried to be very thankful and sincere throughout the song, which truthfully she accomplished, but she lacks vocal complexity. The song seems to be a slow moving dance between the same 10 notes and eventually it just becomes boring.

All in all, “Thank You” was a spotty album, going back and forth from killer dance songs to mediocre filler songs. But it did successfully portray a new side of Trainor that hasn’t been seen, besides the self-assured 22 year old whose confidence seems to wear off on everyone. It shows a shimmer of the real girl hidden behind the dance anthems.

While “Thank You” may not be Trainor’s best work and leaves much to be desired, it’s only because her debut album set the bar high. If you are looking for a more sweet and sentimental Trainor listen to “Title,” but if you want a more dance centered album, “Thank You” is the way to go. “Thank You” walks away with a solid 3 out of 5 stars.