Ariel Pink is writing 'edgy' tracks for Madonna's new album

Ariel Pink has announced he will be writing tracks for the new Madonna album, joining the likes of Alicia Keys, Diplo, MNEK and many more.

Unlike his co-writers however, Pink seems to want to tell the Queen Of Pop some harsh truths.

In an interview with Australian music mag Faster Louder, he explained precisely why Interscope had called him in.

"They need something edgy," Ariel said. "They need songwriting. She can’t just have her Avicii, her producers or whatever, come up with a new techno jam for her to gyrate to and pretend that she’s 20 years old. They actually need songs. I’m partly responsible for that return-to-values thing."

He continued: "I guess it’s called ‘throwback’, but the first record [1983’s Madonna ] was so good because of the songs,” he said. “It’s been a downward slide [since] … ‘Ray of Light’ is not cool. And all the other stuff she’s done after that, it’s not like it matters. It really shows a drain of values. People need more substance in their mac-and-cheese. People need more sugar or something."

Pink's last single 'Put Your Number In My Phone' came out in September and his new album pom pom will be out on 18 November. We suspect, however, when Madonna reads the above quotes, he may not be on her thirteenth album after all.