When friends would ask what I thought of it, I would respond with something along the lines of “It’s a very good album, and it’s an Ariana album I should really like, but I don’t.” With the release of “thank u, next” and “7 rings,” I was much more invested, especially since the public had begun following Grande’s personal life more. Sweetener was a really great album that I didn’t like. In all of these cases, it’s impressive to see one of the leading artists of the moment at the peak of their game release two records in tandem that compliment each other well thematically. Rolling Stone described it as “her Amnesiac to Sweetener’s Kid A,” and I was personally reminded of when Kanye West followed up with Watch the Throne less than a year after My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy back in my college days. The fact that it’s a slightly shorter album keeps it from stealing too much of Sweetener’s thunder and also helps with the album’s consistency. ![]() Josh: I feel like the transition works well. ![]() The obvious first question here: How does Ariana Grande’s thank u, next function as a followup to Sweetener, released just six months ago? Featured here are writers Mariel Fechik, Carmen Chan, Nicole Almeida, James Crowley, Caitlin Ison, and Josh Weiner ![]() Atwood Magazine’s writers discuss the highs, lows, controversies, and the beautiful intimacy of pop diva Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ – her second album in six months.
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