At 12 a.m. on Aug. 29, Sabrina Carpenter released her newest album, “Man’s Best Friend.” The album has 12 tracks, including the track “Manchild,” which was released on June 5 as a teaser.
“Manchild” quickly grew and peaked at number one on the Billboard Streaming Songs Chart. “Manchild” built up hype and anticipation for her new album, “Man’s Best Friend,” which was released almost exactly one year after “Short n’ Sweet.”
Carpenter started making music at 10 years old. Beginning in the entertainment industry, she started working for Disney, starring in shows like “Girl Meets World.” She established her name and band as a music artist after releasing her 2024 album, “Short n’ Sweet.”
Senior River Jenkins views the album as a departure. “[The album] established Carpenter as a mature artist to be taken seriously, fully breaking her away from a Disney Kid image,” Jenkins said.
Senior Lillian Woody is also a fan “Every song is so good. Every time I listen to it I feel so girly.” Woody said.
The album goes hand in hand with Carpenter’s girly, flirty, sultry image that she has built for herself over the last few years.
The new album is pop and upbeat, and leans into Carpenter’s girly aesthetic. Like “Short n’ Sweet,” the new album contains word play with mature meaning in a few of the songs. The album is more adult than some of Carpenter’s other albums.
I have listened to the full album three times, and I believe that Carpenter use
d this album to try to connect with the young, female experience. I personally would rate the album 4 out of 5 stars. Each song connects to a specific emotion that would come along with a romantic relationship, whether that be a good one or a bad one.
For example, Carpenter uses the song “Manchild” to connect with women that are frustrated because they are in a relationship with an immature partner. Carpenter uses “We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night” to describe the difficulties of a complicated situationship.
Carpenter has always been an artist geared toward female listeners, and this new album is no exception to that. The album is mostly upbeat but has deeper
lyrics that can connect to the female experience. The lyrics are thoughtfully written, some containing metaphors and symbolism that you only pick up on when you listen for the third time.
A poll of the student body suggests that “Man’s Best Friend” is already more popular than one of Carpenter’s earlier albums, “Emails I Can’t Send,” with the album receiving 9.1 percen
t of the student vote.
Sophomore Liliana Young enjoys the songs from the new album “My new favorite songs are Tears and When Did You Get Hot? are my two new favorite songs. I love her new album!” Young said.
In the future, we will see more of Carpenter’s presence, as a tour for “Man’s Best Friend” is predicted, and a song on Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” will include a feature of Carpenter. Moving forward, we can expect to see a lot more from Sabrina Carpenter!
