The debut album from singer/actor
Ross Lynch is also the soundtrack to his Disney TV show, Austin & Ally. On the show,
Lynch, who looks a lot like former teen pop idol
Aaron Carter, plays a mischievous vocalist who posts an online video of a song written by his strait-laced, stage fright-stricken friend Ally. The vid goes viral and hijinks ensue. Musically, the album flows from the
One Direction style dance-pop of "Heard It On the Radio," to
Justin Timberlake-sounding cuts like "Illusion," to even more contemporary sounding songs like the very
Maroon 5-ish "Double Take." In that sense,
Austin & Ally will definitely appeal to its pre-teen demographic and might even charm a few more grown-up fans of catchy, radio-ready dance pop. ~ Matt Collar