Carly Rae Jepsen

Her first new body of work since 2022’s (a Juno Award-nominated LP that landed on best-of-the-year lists from Rolling Stone, Consequence, and more), marks the latest entry in a formidable catalog including standouts like 2015’s —a culture-shaping milestone that earned massive praise from the likes of Pitchfork, who hailed it as “one of the best pop albums of the 21st century.” To create her most visionary work to date, Jepsen assembled a dream team of co-writers/producers, including Kyle Shearer (Slayyyter, Tove Lo), Nate Cyphert (The Head and the Heart, Hayley Kiyoko), Cole M.G.N. (Beck, Christine and the Queens), and Tavish Crowe (a longtime collaborator who co-wrote her GRAMMY-nominated blockbuster hit “Call Me Maybe”). As she documented a season of profound personal change, Jepsen found herself pulled toward two radically divergent sonic palettes: a kaleidoscopic form of folk-leaning pop, and forward-thinking dance music with a maximalist edge. “We realized the songs were moving in these very different directions, and at some point we asked, ‘What if we didn’t have to choose?’” she recalls. “The double-album approach felt really natural to me, and allowed me to play and experiment while creating something that still feels so unified.”