Short n' Sweet Album Review
By Kira Ivarsdottir
September 18th, 2024
Image Credit: @sabrinacarpenter via Instagram
Even if you are in the minority of people who don’t know her by name, you have probably invariably found yourself humming along to one of her songs from her new album “Short n’ Sweet.”
From her effervescent stage presence as an opener for the Era’s Tour to her outrageously clever music videos that highlight her trending songs, Sabrina Carpenter has quickly made herself one of the top pop artists of the summer.
University of Maryland students share their thoughts on Carpenter’s newest release. Elizabeth Faragi, a freshman journalism major, has been listening to Carpenter’s music since the beginning of her fame and still has a love for her music.
“I’ve been listening to her for a very long time, like ‘Thumbs’ is my favorite thing by her, but [right now] I’ve been loving her new album,” Faragi said.
Not even a full month has passed since the debut of “Short n’ Sweet” in August and yet, her album has firmly remained on the top of the Billboard top 200 albums chart for a second consecutive week, according to a recent article by Variety. With this being Carpenter’s seventh album, “Short n’ Sweet” has become her first album to reach the Billboard 20, Billboard reported a week ago.
For Constance Calvi, a freshman family science major, “Short n’ Sweet’s” popularity seemed inevitable.
“Nowadays with the vibe of music [recently], I think her vibe is like the perfect time to go viral,” Calvi said. Though Carpenter has been making music since 2009, social media has played a big part in her recent popularity.
“TikTok does help somebody really blow up. So once you have one song, blow up, like, all your stuff starts blowing up,” Calvi said.
Billboard recently reported that the most popular songs from the album so far have been “Espresso” at number three and “Please, Please, Please” at number one on the charts, which freshman bioengineering major Addie Adeleke can attest to. “'I just really liked the different tone of chords and the pitch of ‘Please, Please Please’ just sounded fairly calming. I actually added it to my playlist recently because I couldn’t get it out of my head.”
After being an actress in various films and shows, the most notable being her role in Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World,” Carpenter demonstrates her acting experience through her album’s elaborate music videos. One video in particular, sparking popularity due to its satirically gruesome nature as Carpenter acts alongside Jenna Ortega, is her video for “Taste.” “I watched it with my friend in our dorm. We were on the edge of our seats because it was, so many twists,” Faragi said.
With some songs such as “Please, Please, Please” Carpenter includes small moments of what can be considered a country-like accent and fans such as Calvi cannot seem to get enough.
“I’d love to see her have, like, a little country vibe, and especially in a music video, I feel like she could totally dress like a country girl [...] and I could also see her having like a little country accent,” Calvi said.
Along with a Kid’s Choice Award for favorite viral song, best new artist in the Derby Awards and now best song winner for “Espresso” at the VMAs, Carpenter has made waves not only in the music industry itself, but also for female listeners who feel that they can relate to her music.
“[Carpenter’s] music is something that I think a lot of girls can relate to, ...sometimes it’s like an upbeat like, oh my god I love him so much and sometimes it’s about heartbreak, and I think that’s stuff that a lot of young girls can relate to,” Faragi said.
From her effervescent stage presence as an opener for the Era’s Tour to her outrageously clever music videos that highlight her trending songs, Sabrina Carpenter has quickly made herself one of the top pop artists of the summer.
University of Maryland students share their thoughts on Carpenter’s newest release. Elizabeth Faragi, a freshman journalism major, has been listening to Carpenter’s music since the beginning of her fame and still has a love for her music.
“I’ve been listening to her for a very long time, like ‘Thumbs’ is my favorite thing by her, but [right now] I’ve been loving her new album,” Faragi said.
Not even a full month has passed since the debut of “Short n’ Sweet” in August and yet, her album has firmly remained on the top of the Billboard top 200 albums chart for a second consecutive week, according to a recent article by Variety. With this being Carpenter’s seventh album, “Short n’ Sweet” has become her first album to reach the Billboard 20, Billboard reported a week ago.
For Constance Calvi, a freshman family science major, “Short n’ Sweet’s” popularity seemed inevitable.
“Nowadays with the vibe of music [recently], I think her vibe is like the perfect time to go viral,” Calvi said. Though Carpenter has been making music since 2009, social media has played a big part in her recent popularity.
“TikTok does help somebody really blow up. So once you have one song, blow up, like, all your stuff starts blowing up,” Calvi said.
Billboard recently reported that the most popular songs from the album so far have been “Espresso” at number three and “Please, Please, Please” at number one on the charts, which freshman bioengineering major Addie Adeleke can attest to. “'I just really liked the different tone of chords and the pitch of ‘Please, Please Please’ just sounded fairly calming. I actually added it to my playlist recently because I couldn’t get it out of my head.”
After being an actress in various films and shows, the most notable being her role in Disney Channel’s “Girl Meets World,” Carpenter demonstrates her acting experience through her album’s elaborate music videos. One video in particular, sparking popularity due to its satirically gruesome nature as Carpenter acts alongside Jenna Ortega, is her video for “Taste.” “I watched it with my friend in our dorm. We were on the edge of our seats because it was, so many twists,” Faragi said.
With some songs such as “Please, Please, Please” Carpenter includes small moments of what can be considered a country-like accent and fans such as Calvi cannot seem to get enough.
“I’d love to see her have, like, a little country vibe, and especially in a music video, I feel like she could totally dress like a country girl [...] and I could also see her having like a little country accent,” Calvi said.
Along with a Kid’s Choice Award for favorite viral song, best new artist in the Derby Awards and now best song winner for “Espresso” at the VMAs, Carpenter has made waves not only in the music industry itself, but also for female listeners who feel that they can relate to her music.
“[Carpenter’s] music is something that I think a lot of girls can relate to, ...sometimes it’s like an upbeat like, oh my god I love him so much and sometimes it’s about heartbreak, and I think that’s stuff that a lot of young girls can relate to,” Faragi said.