Lucy Hale, A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song. Soundtrack to a new tween-friendly sequel to the fairy tale series, out on video this week. I can’t figure out how these songs are supposed to further a plot—they’re the usual Disney Radio-type rock about self-empowerment and awesomeness—but I needed a fresh dose of polished, perky pop today, and this is it. “Bless Myself” is crammed with nanosecond-long sonic references to everyone from The Kinks to Divinyls to Madonna. Even with the modern studio gadgets now available, it’s an extraordinary workout for young vocalist Lucy Hale. Elsewhere, there’s a marauding metallic “Twisted Serenade” that kicks off like Gary Glitter before lurching into ‘80s-style pyrotechnics. And the whole album ends in a Toni Basil-esque clapping song called “Crazy Girl.” I’m going to have to talk my daughters into checking out this movie.