Kelly Clarkson: 'Stronger is a soulful pop rock album'

Kelly Clarkson has promised that the sound behind her upcoming LP Stronger will be more "soulful" than past recordings.

The 'Mr Know It All' singer will release her fifth studio album on October 24 in the UK and October 25 in the US.

Clarkson told MTV News that she listened to music from all genres while creating the LP, citing Radiohead and Sheryl Crow among her influences.

"It was a lot of soulful stuff," she said. "You know what I'm saying? Like, Radiohead is alternative, but they're very soulful. And Sheryl Crow, very soulful singer/songwriter. So it's all very soulful, rhythmic pop rock."

"Oh yeah, there's a little bit of dance," Clarkson continued. "One of the songs, it's probably gonna be a single, 'What Doesn't Kill You,' it's a great song and definitely... that's the one everybody will be jumping up and down to."

The former American Idol winner went on to say that Stronger's tracks were not the result of a sour relationship but rather based on feelings that anyone can relate to.

Clarkson explained: "They're all different 'you's. There's no common, like, it wasn't like one, I didn't have a bad breakup or anything, it wasn't like that.

"No, I just think life is about relationships, so I always write about all these different ones going on in my life and I don't really have a filter. So it's usually very [straightforward]."

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