Mixing techno and rap together is something the Far East Movement has mastered and put forth in their new album, Free Wired.

Their hit single "Like a G6" is probably one of my least favorite songs because it's overplayed and doesn't show off the group's true talent. It's repetitive and is nothing but an instrumental with dubbed up vocals that don't sound so good.

"Rocketeer," in my opinion, is the best song in the album. It features Ryan Tedder of One Republic. With Tedder's naturally good voice, the song is both melodically and lyrically satisfying.

One of my complaints is that the group tends to rap with auto-tune, giving them perfect pitch while rapping. I don't see the point of using auto-tune while rapping; it makes them sound robotic sometimes.

My second complaint is that they sing about meaningless things like getting girls, cash, drinking and clubbing. It's all right to have a couple of songs about these topics, but it's a very used up theme by every other rapper and pop star.

Despite shallow lyrics, I would like to congratulate Far East Movement in creating a techno/rap album that wasn't half bad. It certainly could've been less repetitive and the writers could've been more creative in writing the songs but Far East Movement did pick the right people to be featured in their songs.

Yujie Ding is a freshman at Santa Fe High School. You can reach him at gnrocks2846@gmail.com.