In recent years, the “girl group” concept has been revived time and time again, only to repeatedly fail.
Now, the music industry has Fifth Harmony, a pop band of five vocally-strong females. The group formed on “The X Factor” in 2012, and on Feb. 3, it will finally release a full-length, debut album titled “Reflection.” 
On Jan. 26, Fifth Harmony exclusively released the album for streaming on iTunes Radio. 
“Reflection” is a high-energy album filled with female empowerment. It’s 14 tracks of pure, unadulterated girl power.
Numerous tracks on the album scream independent woman, which is something that the industry hasn’t been heavily-filled with, even amongst the feminist movement. However, these tracks aren’t anti-men either. 
The title track, “Reflection,” is by far the best song on the album and the best example of the album’s theme. 
The song opens and sounds like the women are singing about a man they find incredibly attractive, similar to Beyoncé’s “Ego.” 
Fifth Harmony then turns the tables on listeners, revealing the song is actually a self-empowerment track. 
There are multiple songs on the album with this theme. Some titles include “BO$$” and “Brave Honest Beautiful.” Tracks like these are something a girl group can thrive on. The women also know they need to include love songs to be marketable, and Fifth Harmony does it in its own style. 
Tracks like “Suga Mama” and “Going Nowhere” talk about being in a relationship but not being a submissive partner. Fifth Harmony stresses the
importance of an equal partnership, almost to the point where the woman is a bit more dominant. 
The women reference the strong female artists that have come before them. “Like Mariah” takes melodies from Mariah Carey songs but turns itself into a new pop song. The influence is noted, but the women of Fifth Harmony are creating their own path. 
“Reflection” isn’t necessarily good for its musical work but is well-done because of what it stands for as a whole. 
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