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In August 2010, Katy Perry released her seminal album Teenage Dream . While the former CCM singer had several big hits from her rebranded debut album, One of the Boys , it was Teenage Dream that solidified Perry in pop music history as the album tied with Michael Jackson ’s Bad for having the most number 1  Billboard’s Hot 100 . Teenage Dream wasn’t exactly a concept album, but many of the songs involved fantasy--romantic and sexual. But Teenage Dream wasn’t the only adolescent themed album of 2010. In April, Secret & Whisper released their sophomore record on Tooth & Nail , Teenage Fantasy . Unlike Katy Perry’s sophomore record, Secret & Whisper faded into obscurity after releasing their follow-up to  Great White Whale .   After one single, “ Warrior ” (Southern Arrowwood), was heard on Christian Rock radio, the band announced an indefinite hiatus in July 2011.  TONIGHT I TRY TO STAY AWAY FROM YOU, LADY OF NORTHERN STAR. Listening to Teenage Fantasy, listeners would be

Formed after British Colombian Nu-metal band  Stutterfly 's lead singer left the band,  Secret & Whisper  incorporated the high-registering vocals of Charles Furney (then Finn) with their speed metal guitar riffs. Furney cites The Smashing Pumpkins as one of his influences, and the band is often compared to  Saosin  or  Circa Survive . In fact, a rumor circulated that Charles had left Secret & Whisper and joined Saosin after their lead singer  Cove Reber  left the group. In 2008, Secret & Whisper released their album  Great White Whale   on  Tooth & Nail Records , touring with  Emery  and Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. The band's follow up album in 2010,  Teenage Fantasy ,  was their final record, with three members starting the post-hardcore band,  Shreddy Krueger .  A SILENT FIGURE, A VAPOR THAT LOOMS BEYOND . The lyrics of  Great White Whale  are inspired by  Moby Dick   combine with Furney's dreams and experiences. While tapping into the motif of lo