Sabrina Carpenter – Emails I Can’t Send (Vinyl LP) * * *

Sabrina Carpenter’s highly-anticipated new full-length album Emails I Can’t Send chronicles her various transformations through ultra-personal songwriting as well as passionate, palpable, and powerful performances. Showcasing Carpenter’s artistic growth since the release of her redefining double album – Singular: Act I (2018) and Singular: Act II (2019) – Emails I Can’t Send features the standout singles “Fast Times” and “Skinny Dipping,” in addition to “Vicious.” Each of the three tracks represent different elements of the singer’s artistry, tackling full Teenage Dream pop on one, stripped back storytelling on another, and fierce post-breakup catharsis on the latter. “I can say that everything is based on my life, so you’re going to get some specific stories and memories, [and] that is actually quite terrifying,” Carpenter told British GQ. “I’ve experienced both me being discontent and also happy, so I want to show that. It’s going to be complex.”