‘Trustfall’ Review: Falling for Pink
metroweekly.comTrustfall (★★★☆☆), Pink declared that it is the most fun she’s ever had. Before she can get there, though, she needs to take a moment to pay homage to her late father with the piano ballad “When I Get There.” Wistful and full of the particular sort of hope that the dark times can be waited out, the song is an unconventional opener — an honest, ungratuitous reckoning with the grief of losing a loved one and a window into Pink’s emotional state in creating the album.Opening the album with that moving tribute underscores Pink’s admirable determination to take the bad times as well as the good.
Despite that preoccupation, Trustfall shines brightest when she is delivering on her promise of fun.The lead single, “Never Gonna Not Dance Again,” is a liberatory anthem that is equal parts billboard and mission statement for this phase of her career.“Just wanna pop and lock to my records,” she admits at one point, breezily rejecting the idea that she has anything left to prove.
It is a standout track, showing off the magnetic presence and sheer force of personality that have always driven her success.
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