Miley Cyrus Tickets

She may be young, but Miley Cyrus loves what she does, fearlessly embracing new creative directions every chance she gets. That's the meta-message in "Breakout," her brilliant new Hollywood, Records album. "Breakout" is nothing less than Miley's declaration of artistic independence. Unlike the previous CD, half of which featured her performing as Hannah Montana, he new one is 100 percent Miley. She co-wrote eight of the album's 13 songs and put her stamp on every aspect of production. Starting with the debut single, "7 Things," Miley establishes she is first and foremost a rocker. Co-written with Antonina Armato and Tim James, the song is pounding rebuke of faithless love, seen through the eyes of an angst ridden teen. Yet the video, directed with restrained simplicity by Brett Ratner ("Rush Hour"), brings out the vulnerability below the surface. Miley Keeps the tempo fast and furious with "Breakout" (co-written by the Go-Go's Gina Schock), a cry for freedom from regimentation (red school). Even a heartbreak ballad like "Driveway," co-written by Miley with producers Scott Cutler and Anne Preven, pumps up the volume. Miley sings about global climate change on "Wake Up America," but does so in an upbeat way young fans can take in. And dance to.