Ever since the dawn of time, pop stars have not been born -- they've been made. These days, though, they aren't just made -- they're gene-spliced. Case in point: Fefe Dobson, the latest pret-a-porter pop singer to be disgorged from the star-maker machinery.

From her look to her licks and lyrics, this Toronto songstress and her debut disc come off as transparently, unapologetically (and somewhat desperately) calculated to appeal to every single mall-cruising teenager in the entire world.

To that end, these 12 songs are a schizophrenic jumble of sounds and styles -- on one tune, she displays the urban funky-girl pop of Nelly; on another, the punk sass of Pink; here, the street-poetess musings of Alanis; there, the guitar-chick rock of Avril.

Depending on your tastes, a few tracks connect -- particularly the punky dittie Stupid Little Love Song, the headbanging Rock it Till You Drop It and the metallic Unforgiven. Doubtless some others will be giant hits that propel Dobson to the top of the charts.

When it's all said and done, though, Dobson and her album are little more than the sum of their recycled parts.

Track Listing
1. Stupid Little Love Song
2. Bye Bye Boyfriend
3. Take Me Away
4. Everything
5. Rock It
6. Revolution Song
7. Kiss Me Fool
8. Unforgiven
9. We Went For A Ride
10. Give It Up
11. 8 X 10
12. Julia
13. Rainbow