Can’t you sleep? Sabrina Carpenter knows. That’s her espresso.
The 25-year-old pop sensation’s biggest hit of the summer, “Espresso” — which features a grammatical mystery that makes the ear tingle, “That’s me espresso” — gave listeners a taste of his latest album, “Short N Sweet.” The former Disney Channel actor’s sixth studio album comes after a stellar year that included successes ranging from opening for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour to performing at Coachella.
She’s confident, she’s bright, and if you treat her wrong she’ll spill all your dirty secrets via a breakup song.
In the flirtatious, fun and totally non-serious “Short N’ Sweet,” Carpenter’s soprano vocals take playful digs at her ex-lovers and make innuendos with cheeky innocence. Sweeter songs like “Test” and “Juno” include so many NSFW references that listeners will blush just like the rosy-cheeked singer.
Some tracks have a country twang, such as “Slim Pickins”, an acoustic number reflecting on the difficulties of finding a good man and the agony of settling for a man who “doesn’t even know the difference between ‘there’, ‘their’ and ‘they’re’.”
Carpenter shows her more vulnerable side with songs like “Dumb and Poetic” and “Lie to Girls,” in which she drops her carefree facade to sing unabashed lyrics exposing grievances against her ex-boyfriend.
“Don’t think you understand,” she sings in “Dumb and Poetic.” “Just because you act manly, doesn’t mean you’re a man.”
But Carpenter really shines when pop tracks mix with R&B. On tracks like “Good Graces” and “Don’t Smile,” her breathy voice sounds so reminiscent of Ariana Grande or Mariah Carey.
Where will she go next? Only Carpenter knows. Isn’t it sweet? Carpenter guesses. After all, that’s her espresso.
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