Sabrina Carpenter’s 2025 album Man’s Best Friend features 12 songs. The album begins with “Manchild”, a track that targets emotionally underdeveloped men. It dives into the frustrations of being with a partner who, despite their age, avoids maturity and personal accountability. Later in the album comes “Goodbye”, where she’s basically asking her ex to forgive her and move on. The song itself isn’t bad the beat carries a jazzy, vintage vibe that gives it an old school feel. In “Nobody’s Son”, she reflects on her pattern of unlucky relationships, where she expresses her emotional exhaustion through the lyrics ‘Crying in bed, what a familiar feeling’ later following it up with, ‘He’s like the rest’ reflecting her sorrow and the endless loop of relationship struggles.

Overall, her album reflects on past relationships and the endless cycle of falling in love only to be treated the same way. The songs are backed by a nostalgic, old school kind of beat. Her songwriting sticks to the same message throughout the album, keeping the theme kind of boring. “Man’s Best Friend” wasn’t really to my liking, the songs weren’t catchy, and the beats didn’t stand out either.

The album wouldn’t come highly recommended, as it sticks to one central theme throughout which isn’t always a bad thing but in this case, the songs feel inconsistent. One moment she’s trying to move on from her ex, and the next she’s expressing how badly she wants him back, creating a back and  forth that makes the album feel emotionally confusing.