Despite its cheeky title, Sabrina Carpenter's new album "Short n' Sweet" arrived on Friday with a tall order to fill.
Carpenter's sixth album was preceded by smash hits "Espresso" and "Please Please Please," which peaked at No.
But "Short n' Sweet" isn't just Carpenter's most anticipated release to date.
AdvertisementIndeed, throughout "Short n' Sweet," Carpenter isn't coy about the vulgar, demoralizing underbelly of modern dating.
"Short n' Sweet" is an album grounded firmly, almost defiantly, in the present day — all the struggles and ridiculous ills of dating app-era romance, which, despite the disappointment, usually make for great wine-night fodder.
Persons:
Sabrina Carpenter's, Carpenter, Polly, Apple Music's Zane Lowe, coy, Smartly, —, Leonard Cohen, Slim Pickins, Carrie Bradshaw, Dolly Parton, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter, Pickins
Organizations:
Service, Business, Island Records, Press
Locations:
LA