Once again, outside my wheelhouse, though I've had some admiration of Sabrina Carpenter as a pop star for a bit.
Song Notes
- “Manchild” - Lmao why do these idiots suck? I really like the acoustic feel to this one.
- “Tears” - The opening piano fucks and is dripping with drama. Men suck so bad she is sarcastically horny for the bare minimum.
- “My Man on Willpower” - Super dreamy feel
- “Sugar Talking” - This song feels super reasonable in its complaints. Holy shit, what a cool sound in a guitar solo! The distorted twang is sour.
- “Nobody’s Son” - The bounce on the 2s and 4s is real nice. Saxxxxxxx.
- “Never Getting Laid” - Once again relaxed and drilfty. A “forever of never getting laid” is so fun to say/sing. The slow wind down at the end is a good mood shift.
- “When Did You Get So Hot?” - DAMN, this song’s deep, round bass and the higher chimes and tones rule!!! This is easily my favorite on the album. It is very sour. Very much love the big round bass!
- “Go Go Juice” - Bluegrass fiddle solo into drinking chorus goes so hard.
- “House Tour” - Flexin’! The 80’s feel is strong here, and the innuendo is delightfully cheeky. Fantastic synth sounds all over this thing.
- “Goodbye” - The drama of the “Ahas” is choice. Getting light mariachi vibes, but then also some regency sounding strings at the end?? Super cool choice!
- “Such A Funny Way” - Abba vibes. Thematically and emotionally a great ending.
General Thoughts
- There’s definitely a theme of “We ask so little of men.”
- This is a fucking comedy album!
- I really enjoy her harmonic vocals, and I can definitely feel some Dolly Parton influence in her style, particularly when things get bluegrass-y or country.
- What an excellent breakup album.
- Sabrina Carpenter totally overshadows Taylor Swift musically. Swift feels so commercial, and Carpenter feels like she’s really putting on a performance.
- There are some really clever lyrics in here.
- Definitely some swings in attitude from song to song that feels in-tune with the turbulence of a breakup.