Can’t sleep? Sabrina Carpenter knows. That’s her espresso.
The 25-year-old pop sensation’s summer smash, “Espresso,” with its grammatical mystery of a catchy phrase, “That’s that me espresso,” gave listeners a sneak peek of her new album, “Short n’ Sweet.” The former Disney Channel actress’ sixth studio album comes after an explosive year marked by hits, from opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to performing at Coachella.
She’s confident, she’s radiant, and if you hurt her, she’ll spill all your dirty laundry in a breakup song.
On the flirtatious, funny and totally unserious “Short n’ Sweet,” Carpenter’s soprano voice takes humorous digs at her exes and drops innuendos with an air of unabashed innocence. Sappy songs like “Taste” and “Juno” incorporate enough references to NSFW topics to make listeners blush almost as much as the rosy-cheeked singer herself.
There’s a country feel to some songs, like “Slim Pickins,” an acoustic number that laments the difficulties of finding a good man and having to settle for a guy who “doesn’t even know the difference between ‘there,’ ‘their’ and ‘they are.’”
Carpenter shows a more vulnerable side with ballads like “Dumb & Poetic” and “Lie to Girls,” in which she drops her carefree facade to sing unreserved lyrics airing her grievances against an ex.
“Don’t think you understand,” he sings on “Dumb & Poetic.” “Just because you act like it doesn’t make you a man.”
But Carpenter really shines when she mixes pop and R&B. Her breathy vocals work well on tracks like “Good Graces” and “Don’t Smile,” which are reminiscent of Ariana Grande and Mariah Carey.
What direction will it take next? Only Carpenter knows. Isn’t it sweet? Carpenter guesses. After all, that’s his espresso.
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