2x12" Pop Crossover LP - Carly Rae Jepsen returns with a new double album 'Day and Night'. Across 24 songs, the record dreams up a world lavish enough to hold the full expanse of her identity. The lead single 'On Wires' surges with urgency, capturing the dizzying pull of desire. “It’s about wanting someone so badly you can barely get through the motions of a night out,” she says. “It’s a real ‘come hither’ song, but the chorus is just me repeating ‘I want you,’ because that’s all I can think about.”
Including 24 songs on your album would be an ambitious swing for a pop artist even during the pre-streaming days, but now with diminished attention spans and in an era of declining interest in long players, it's almost unbelievable. Nevertheless, Carly Rae Jepsen mostly pulls it off by letting the sounds breathe rather than cramming everything into relentless hooks. 'On Wires' captures that specific, almost desperate desire she describes so vividly, the chorus's simple repetition landing harder than more complicated writing might. 'Burning Heart' and 'Wild Child' carry that same infectious immediacy she's known for, while 'Amalfi Coast' and 'Lonely Side Of The Bed' show a quieter, more reflective side. Sprawling by design, but coherent enough to show many different sides of Jepsen without losing momentum.