By Molly Lynch – News Editor

Sabrina Carpenter released her highly anticipated sixth studio album, “Short n’ Sweet,” in August. 

“Short n’ Sweet” debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, making it the third biggest first-week debut in the United States in 2024. There are 12 songs on the album and the lead single “Espresso” hit #1 on the Billboard 200 and has around 1.2 billion streams. The album consists of both more mellow and easygoing songs like “Sharpest Tool” and “Dumb and Poetic” as well as more upbeat songs like “Taste” and “Please Please Please.” The album has a variety of songs which makes it easy for anyone to resonate with them. 

“Espresso,” “Please Please Please,” and “Taste” have music videos with the songs. Fans are anticipating more music videos with other songs on this album. “Please Please Please” stars Carpenter as well as Barry Keoghan, her boyfriend. “Taste” stars Carpenter as well as Jenna Ortega. 

Carpenter’s song, “Please Please Please” is about relationship insecurities and falling in love with someone who doesn’t make good decisions. Throughout the song, Carpenter pleads for the person she is in love saying, “Please, Please, Please, don’t prove I’m right,” and “Please, Please, Please, don’t bring me to tears when I just did my makeup so nice.” These lyrics explain that her love interest is doing things that upset her and she is pleading for them to not prove her right and to not make her cry. 

Carpenter’s song, “Taste” is about the lasting influence one has on an ex after a breakup. The first lyric of the song “Oh, I leave quite an impression, five feet to be exact” explains how she leaves an impression on her ex despite her height. Fans speculate that this song is about an alleged love triangle between Carpenter, Shawn Mendez, and Camila Cabello. 

Out of the many new albums released in 2024, Carpenter did an amazing job standing her ground against artists like Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, etc who also had albums released around the same time. Many would argue that “Espresso” was the song of the summer due to the fact that it was being played everywhere, which is my only weak point I could find about the album. The song is great, but after a few months it is still continuing to be played on the radio and in stores. It has had its time and should be put to rest.

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars