The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sabrina

Published: July 2, 2024, 9 a.m.

b'The first half of 2024 has been for the \\u201cpop girlie.\\u201d It seems like every major artist who\\u2019s dominated the discourse this year has been a woman, ostensibly making music about what it means to be a woman. There\\u2019s Camila Cabello\'s "Chanel no.5,\\u201d Lorde and Charli XCX working out the labyrinth of emotions that come with female friendship on the \\u201cGirl, so confusing\\u201d remix, and Sabrina Carpenter\\u2019s ode to the female ego, \\u201cPlease Please Please." On this episode, Charlie, Nate, and Reanna \\u2013 with some insight from journalist Ilana Kaplan \\u2013 unpack these tracks at length, exploring what these artists are saying about femininity, and by extension, themselves.\\n\\nSongs discussed:\\n\\nCamila Cabello \\u2013 Chanel No.5\\n\\nCamila Cabello \\u2013 I LUV IT (ft. Playboi Carti)\\n\\nCamila Cabello \\u2013 DREAM-GIRLS\\n\\nCharli XCX \\u2013 Girl, so confusing\\n\\nCharli XCX, Lorde \\u2013 The girl, so confusing version with lorde\\n\\nSabrina Carpenter \\u2013 Please Please Please\\n\\n\\nRead more from Ilana Kaplan\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'