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If you have missed this wave, I would describe Sabrina as a hyper-feminine pop star (extra emphasis on feminine). In an era where being a woman is getting more and more difficult, listeners get to experience the fun that can come with womanhood. Her music is the epitome of girlhood- windows down, sun out, and perfume on. The world has been waiting for more of this album, and Sabrina has granted that wish with Short N\u2019 Sweet (Deluxe), <\/em>released just this past Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The deluxe version of this album includes five new tracks, and this week we\u2019re diving into each one (in order of appearance!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c15 Minutes\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n My immediate first thought seeing the title is that famous phrase \u201cfifteen minutes of fame.\u201d In my lifetime, this phrase has often been unfairly paired with pop stars. It\u2019s an almost backhanded compliment- like saying \u201cyes, this star has achieved fame but it won\u2019t last.\u201d Sabrina Carpenter takes this phrase and turns it into some of her famous sexual innuendo with the lines,<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI can do a lot in fifteen minutes \/ Only gonna take two to make you finish.\u201d Which I personally love because why, as a society, are we not complaining about men\u2019s fifteen minutes of game instead? And, if we didn\u2019t already get the message that she is not bothered by the alleged fifteen minutes, she ends the song with the line \u201cI’ll leak some pictures, maybe \/ Say something batshit crazy.\u201d Carpenter has no intention of leaving the spotlight anytime soon, and we wouldn\u2019t want her to anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPlease Please Please (feat. Dolly Parton)\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Let me preface this by saying that I really love country music! I\u2019m from Appalachia which means I will never turn down a Banjo and I will also never turn down a Dolly Parton track. So, this new country rendition of \u201cPlease Please Please\u201d was easily my most anticipated song of the album. I love that she was able to keep a lot of the original track while also giving Dolly the necessary room for her vocals in the song. Their voices blend so well in an unexpected way, and it\u2019s a really beautiful example of yet another artist joining the trend of experimenting with new genres. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I love to hear Dolly Parton, an artist who famously had a fit with men in her time as well, singing on this track about begging men to not embarrass her. It\u2019s an ode to what songs made for and by women are all about. I know, writing this, that it will not be everyone’s favorite deluxe song. People are quick to judge southern music (and southern people at that,) but I\u2019m happy to see that Sabrina Carpenter can appreciate the impact of southern artists in her work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cCouldn\u2019t Make It Any Harder\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Carpenter slows it down for this track, singing along to a guitar as the limited mix gives focus on her vocals. While most of the album holds a lot of blame and frustration towards men, which is, admittedly, part of what made it famous, in this track she takes some of that blame and puts it on herself with lyrics like \u201c(I) couldn\u2019t make it any harder to love me.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n There\u2019s a level of introspection in this track that gives depth to the album that had been missing on the standard edition. Carpenter has obviously experienced heartbreak in the past, and she shows that those experiences have made it difficult to trust and open up to someone new. It\u2019s easy to give the aforementioned \u201ctwo minutes,\u201d but it\u2019s much harder to give a lifetime. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBusy Woman\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Bubblegum 80\u2019s pop at it\u2019s finest, \u201cBusy Woman\u201d has the perfect blend of humor and playfulness, with background synths that really lean into that classic sound that dominated the 80\u2019s hit list. Lyrically, this track is applicable to most modern day workers in America. It explores the weight of dating, questioning whether that weight is even worth the time of day when you\u2019re \u201cbusy.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s hard, in a capitalist society at least, to take the risk of a bad date on a Saturday night when it takes up a quarter of your free weekend to do so. This struggle is a major part of modern \u201chookup culture,\u201d leading to the success of simple dating apps like Tinder. Carpenter herself even admits to only being available \u201cat night\u201d for anyone looking for love. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The song also touches on Carpenter\u2019s difficulty with rejection, another contributing factor to a tough dating life. If you\u2019re a busy person who likes Daft Punk and late-night calls this song might just be for you! <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBad Reviews\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n To all my girls who have dated a man that everyone but you knew you should leave, this one was made for you. \u201cBad Reviews\u201d is a track that has a wonderful stripped bluegrass sound, again really focusing on the vocals and lyrics. Carpenter describes a man who is full of bad news, bad reviews and just bad vibes all around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But, even with all these red flags and warnings put up about this man, she sings, \u201cStill I choose to be in love with you,” reminding listeners that it is<\/em> a choice to be with a man who does not respect or value you. She\u2019s also letting us know that even herself, a woman who genuinely looks like a modern day Marilyn Monroe, struggles with that choice too. Later, touching on hookup culture again, she says that she \u201ccan\u2019t lose another boy that\u2019s not even (her) boyfriend.\u201d With the rise of situationships and the fall of organic dating, I believe this track will be felt by a lot of her fans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Embracing country and synth on a few of these tracks, I\u2019m left to wonder if this could be the beginning of an experimental phase for her. Still, it\u2019s easy to see that America will continue choosing to be in love with Sabrina Carpenter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Anna Trevathan, Editor Sabrina Carpenter broke the internet when she first released her Grammy-winning sixth album, Short N\u2019 Sweet. 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Short N\u2019 Sweet (Deluxe)<\/em> delivers more of that infectious pop sound that made the album viral in the first place. With playful pop anthems and emotional introspective ballads, each track offers a new side of Carpenter. <\/p>\n\n\n\n