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[td]Upon release, ''Man's Best Friend'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production but thought the songwriting lacked depth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glynn |first=Paul |date=August 29, 2025 |title=Sabrina Carpenter album 'not for pearl clutchers' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxgnr12er1o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/coMYP |archive-date=August 29, 2025 |access-date=August 29, 2025 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> {{Metacritic album prose|Man's Best Friend|Positive|72|five}}<ref name="MC" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]''[[The Independent]]'''s Adam White concluded that "with Carpenter circling many of the same themes in her lyrics, the hit rate on ''Manβs Best Friend'' is largely dependent on its song-by-song production.β He opined that the writing would benefit from "keeping her songs in the oven a little longer," as much of it sounds like "a first draft".<ref name="Independent" /> Sal Cinquemani of ''[[Slant]]'' named Carpenter "popβs proudest potty mouth," and criticized the lyricism's depth and dexterity, pointing to an overreliance of expletives and puns, lacking subverted rhymes; adding that "the sheer volume of her libidinous linguistics can be dulling."<ref name="Slant" />[/td]
[td]''[[The Independent]]'''s Adam White concluded that "with Carpenter circling many of the same themes in her lyrics, the hit rate on ''Manβs Best Friend'' is largely dependent on its song-by-song production.β He opined that the writing would benefit from "keeping her songs in the oven a little longer," as much of it sounds like "a first draft".<ref name="Independent" /> Sal Cinquemani of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' named Carpenter "popβs proudest potty mouth," and criticized the lyricism's depth and dexterity, pointing to an overreliance of expletives and puns, lacking subverted rhymes; adding that "the sheer volume of her libidinous linguistics can be dulling."<ref name="Slant" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]For ''[[The Guardian]]'', Shaad D'Souza considered that even though "the over-reliance on profane language, the overstuffing of songs with innuendo, the vaudevillian hamminess is here in spades", everything else on the album "is so finely tuned, that it is easy to get over the occasionally lazy, internet-worn line (''βI get wet at the thought of you / being a responsible guyβ'') or the fact that many of these songs cover noticeably similar ideas."<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=2025-08-29 |title=Sabrina Carpenter: Manβs Best Friend review β smut and stunning craft from popβs best in show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/29/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-review |access-date=2025-08-30 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' complemented the production's expansive textures, highlighting the infectious pop of "Manchild" and the sensual disco of "Tears" recalling [[Donna Summer]].<ref name="Clash" /> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' highlighted the βHouse Tourβ as "the most groovy of the album and arguably the most fun."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millman |first=Nicole Fell,Ethan |date=2025-08-29 |title=Sabrina Carpenterβs βManβs Best Friendβ: A Track-By-Track Breakdown |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-breakdown/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'s Kiana Fitzgerald reflected "where ''Short nβ Sweet'' saw Carpenter breaking free from the middling pop field, ''Manβs Best Friend'' is the singerβs opportunity to immerse fully in the sound and style sheβs cultivated after finding herself across six albums."<ref name=cosreview />[/td]
[td]For ''[[The Guardian]]'', Shaad D'Souza considered that even though "the over-reliance on profane language, the overstuffing of songs with innuendo, the vaudevillian hamminess is here in spades", everything else on the album "is so finely tuned, that it is easy to get over the occasionally lazy, internet-worn line (''βI get wet at the thought of you / being a responsible guyβ'') or the fact that many of these songs cover noticeably similar ideas."<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=2025-08-29 |title=Sabrina Carpenter: Manβs Best Friend review β smut and stunning craft from popβs best in show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/29/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-review |access-date=2025-08-30 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' complemented the production's expansive textures, highlighting the infectious pop of "Manchild" and the sensual disco of "Tears" recalling [[Donna Summer]].<ref name="Clash" /> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' highlighted the βHouse Tourβ as "the most groovy of the album and arguably the most fun."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millman |first=Nicole Fell,Ethan |date=2025-08-29 |title=Sabrina Carpenterβs βManβs Best Friendβ: A Track-By-Track Breakdown |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-breakdown/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'s Kiana Fitzgerald reflected "where ''Short nβ Sweet'' saw Carpenter breaking free from the middling pop field, ''Manβs Best Friend'' is the singerβs opportunity to immerse fully in the sound and style sheβs cultivated after finding herself across six albums."<ref name=cosreview />[/td]
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[td]Upon release, ''Man's Best Friend'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production but thought the songwriting lacked depth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glynn |first=Paul |date=August 29, 2025 |title=Sabrina Carpenter album 'not for pearl clutchers' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxgnr12er1o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/coMYP |archive-date=August 29, 2025 |access-date=August 29, 2025 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> {{Metacritic album prose|Man's Best Friend|Positive|72|five}}<ref name="MC" />[/td]Revision as of 02:04, 30 August 2025
[/td][td]Upon release, ''Man's Best Friend'' received generally positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production but thought the songwriting lacked depth.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Glynn |first=Paul |date=August 29, 2025 |title=Sabrina Carpenter album 'not for pearl clutchers' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxgnr12er1o |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.is/coMYP |archive-date=August 29, 2025 |access-date=August 29, 2025 |publisher=[[BBC]]}}</ref> {{Metacritic album prose|Man's Best Friend|Positive|72|five}}<ref name="MC" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]''[[The Independent]]'''s Adam White concluded that "with Carpenter circling many of the same themes in her lyrics, the hit rate on ''Manβs Best Friend'' is largely dependent on its song-by-song production.β He opined that the writing would benefit from "keeping her songs in the oven a little longer," as much of it sounds like "a first draft".<ref name="Independent" /> Sal Cinquemani of ''[[Slant]]'' named Carpenter "popβs proudest potty mouth," and criticized the lyricism's depth and dexterity, pointing to an overreliance of expletives and puns, lacking subverted rhymes; adding that "the sheer volume of her libidinous linguistics can be dulling."<ref name="Slant" />[/td]
[td]''[[The Independent]]'''s Adam White concluded that "with Carpenter circling many of the same themes in her lyrics, the hit rate on ''Manβs Best Friend'' is largely dependent on its song-by-song production.β He opined that the writing would benefit from "keeping her songs in the oven a little longer," as much of it sounds like "a first draft".<ref name="Independent" /> Sal Cinquemani of ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' named Carpenter "popβs proudest potty mouth," and criticized the lyricism's depth and dexterity, pointing to an overreliance of expletives and puns, lacking subverted rhymes; adding that "the sheer volume of her libidinous linguistics can be dulling."<ref name="Slant" />[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]For ''[[The Guardian]]'', Shaad D'Souza considered that even though "the over-reliance on profane language, the overstuffing of songs with innuendo, the vaudevillian hamminess is here in spades", everything else on the album "is so finely tuned, that it is easy to get over the occasionally lazy, internet-worn line (''βI get wet at the thought of you / being a responsible guyβ'') or the fact that many of these songs cover noticeably similar ideas."<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=2025-08-29 |title=Sabrina Carpenter: Manβs Best Friend review β smut and stunning craft from popβs best in show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/29/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-review |access-date=2025-08-30 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' complemented the production's expansive textures, highlighting the infectious pop of "Manchild" and the sensual disco of "Tears" recalling [[Donna Summer]].<ref name="Clash" /> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' highlighted the βHouse Tourβ as "the most groovy of the album and arguably the most fun."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millman |first=Nicole Fell,Ethan |date=2025-08-29 |title=Sabrina Carpenterβs βManβs Best Friendβ: A Track-By-Track Breakdown |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-breakdown/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'s Kiana Fitzgerald reflected "where ''Short nβ Sweet'' saw Carpenter breaking free from the middling pop field, ''Manβs Best Friend'' is the singerβs opportunity to immerse fully in the sound and style sheβs cultivated after finding herself across six albums."<ref name=cosreview />[/td]
[td]For ''[[The Guardian]]'', Shaad D'Souza considered that even though "the over-reliance on profane language, the overstuffing of songs with innuendo, the vaudevillian hamminess is here in spades", everything else on the album "is so finely tuned, that it is easy to get over the occasionally lazy, internet-worn line (''βI get wet at the thought of you / being a responsible guyβ'') or the fact that many of these songs cover noticeably similar ideas."<ref>{{Cite news |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=2025-08-29 |title=Sabrina Carpenter: Manβs Best Friend review β smut and stunning craft from popβs best in show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/aug/29/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-review |access-date=2025-08-30 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' complemented the production's expansive textures, highlighting the infectious pop of "Manchild" and the sensual disco of "Tears" recalling [[Donna Summer]].<ref name="Clash" /> ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' highlighted the βHouse Tourβ as "the most groovy of the album and arguably the most fun."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Millman |first=Nicole Fell,Ethan |date=2025-08-29 |title=Sabrina Carpenterβs βManβs Best Friendβ: A Track-By-Track Breakdown |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/sabrina-carpenter-mans-best-friend-breakdown/ |access-date=2025-08-30 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'s Kiana Fitzgerald reflected "where ''Short nβ Sweet'' saw Carpenter breaking free from the middling pop field, ''Manβs Best Friend'' is the singerβs opportunity to immerse fully in the sound and style sheβs cultivated after finding herself across six albums."<ref name=cosreview />[/td]
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