Album Review: Man’s Best Friend

Written by: Tanner Kaminsky

Nearly four months after its release, we still, as a society, have not gotten over Sabrina Carpenter’s seventh studio album release, Man’s Best Friend. After the release of her viral previous album, Short N’ Sweet, which won a Grammy and was nominated for Album of the Year, some expected Carpenter’s next album to be below par; this proved to be quite the opposite. Its clever, fused with an energetic, slightly camp method of lyricism and canonically good sounds, heaves Carpenter to, in my opinion, the apex of pop, unparalleled by rising artists. 

I went around the school interviewing fellow hornets on their favorite track and how the album impacted their lives, to see if I’d get similar responses to my own, and, naturally, there was a lot of positive feedback. 

Ansley Cheshire and Katherine Harlander, juniors, both told me that their favorite tracks were We Almost Broke Up Again Last Night and My Man On Willpower. When asked if they could share how the album had impacted their lives, Ansley Cheshire pushed Katherine aside and stood up, sharing that the album had shaken her to the core and she’d never felt so seen in her whole life. 

Vivienne Carter, a sophomore, shared that her favorite track was When Did You Get Hot?, and she went on and on to me about how “it changed my life” and how it was the “best album ever.” 

Finally, I interviewed the football team and was surprised to get a unanimous positive response. Wells Headley, a junior, William Rhodes, a sophomore, and JT Hill, a senior, all eulogized the album, trying to get a word in on how much they loved it. JT Hill said, “It was the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard! It makes me dance every time someone puts it on!” William Rhodes exclaimed, “I will be listening to this album until the day I die.” Wells Headley started crying on the spot. He said, “I just... Love this album with all my heart. Nobody’s Son changed the trajectory of my life. I’ll never be the same.” 

So, if you won’t listen to me, take it from them. Overall, I rate it a 100/10.