It had already been underway for a few years, but it’s now official: Sabrina Carpenter has resolutely broken with the Disney Channel universe that brought her into the world. Like Selena Gomez, Olivia Rodrigo and Miley Cyrus before her, the singer and actress has spread her adult wings wide.
Since spring, the mega-success of his irresistible caffeinated song Espresso, then from Please Please Pleaseannounced this emancipation. And it is audible all along Short n’Sweet, a well-chosen title for this album which is indeed short and sweet, composed of 12 punchy songs in which the 25-year-old singer doesn’t beat around the bush.
She talks mainly about sex, her exes and her exes’ new girlfriends, in a raw and direct manner, but always with a touch of humor or irreverence. In Quebec slang, we could say that Sabrina Carpenter is a bit of a slobberer, which makes a funny contrast with the softness of her voice.
With this single album – but her sixth in her career! –, Sabrina Carpenter easily rises among the stars of pop. She does not venture so much off the beaten track, taking a few steps towards folk (Coincidence, Slim Pickins) or R&B (Good Graces), but has fun with all the codes of his time with a joyful lightness that feels good.
With her melodic sense and her way of not taking herself too seriously, Sabrina Carpenter has already brightened up our summer. The beauty of it, given all the doses of future hits that Short n’Sweetit will also brighten up our autumn.
Excerpt fromEspresso by Sabrina Carpenter
Pop
Short n’Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter
Island Records