Sabrina released her breakthrough album, “Short n’ Sweet,” on August 23rd, 2024. This album introduced her new sound, with “Man’s Best Friend” reinforcing said sound. Her hit single from this album, “Manchild,” was released on June 5, 2025. This single served as a teaser for the new album. Just six days after, “Man’s Best Friend” was announced on June 11th, 2025. This was when everybody knew that Sabrina was beginning a new era. On August 29th, 2025, this new and teased era finally began.
Personally, I feel as if this album is one of her best. Although most fans feel like her meaningful lyrics are long gone, it really is not. She still has the lyricism in every song; it is just disguised with upbeat and pop sounds. I love the country pop feel of this album as it is something we have not really heard from Sabrina in her career. Songs like “Go Go Juice” and “My Man on Willpower” really embody the hit pop sound.
With the pop feel of this record, there are also multiple R&B and 80’s inspirations. Some of Sabrina’s fans feel as if Sabrina sounds best singing R&B type songs. “When Did You Get Hot?” is the best example of this. The minor keys mixed with the funky drum beat really brings out Sabrina’s side of music she has never really shown. When the album came out, this was my favorite on first listen. If I am being honest, it still is. Sabrina bends her voice to make slides and other cool features in her voice while also belting out in some parts of the song. She shows this new inspiration and sound throughout the whole album.
Following the 80’s inspiration, Sabrina has really embellished her talent to make danceable house songs. “House Tour” is the song I think of when thinking about her 80’s sound. She explores different ranges in her voice, plays around with backing vocals with distortion, gives dance breaks in between verses and chorus,’ and most importantly, plays with the sound of the 80’s. When listening to this song, I felt like I was in a skating rink in ’86. Every song on this album gives you a certain feeling and I love it.
I give this album a 9/10. Sabrina has always been known for her lyricism, making her a very relatable artist. Over the past few years, she has changed her sound drastically. She went from raunchy and relatable lyrics to pop-like sounds and much less impactful lyrics and build-ups. Although some people find this disappointing, I find this change quite interesting. This album really established her new sound from a production and lyrical standpoint. I believe that this era, specifically this album, will get Sabrina very far in the music industry moving forward.
