Carly Rae Jepsen Pushes Her Pop Songcraft Forward with ‘The Loneliest Time’ | Album Review

October 28, 2022 Quentin Harrison

Sitting at the core of this LP is a stunning array of selections that platform the reach of Jepsen’s lyricism.

Carly Rae Jepsen Synthesizes Her Extraordinary Range of Ideas and Influences on Dazzling ‘Dedicated Side B’ | Album Review

May 22, 2020 Quentin Harrison

With ‘Dedicated Side B,’ the charismatic Carly Rae Jepsen proves yet again that the art of genuine songcraft is very much alive and well in the pop genre.

Carly Rae Jepsen Saves Her Confessions for the Dance Floor on Exultant ‘Dedicated’ | Album Review

May 21, 2019 Mark J. Marraccini

From beginning to end, ‘Dedicated’ finds Jepsen drilling down to the juicy nuggets of obsession and desperation that drive her—and all of our—emotional highs and lows.

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