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The Life of a Showgirl has been out for about ~13 hours at the time of my writing this (the numerology never fails), and already I have been on a journey with this album.

Over 31,000 of you stopped by our live first-listen party last night. What an experience we had. The sheer shock of this album hit us like a bus Regina George style (and how perfect that metaphor is for Mean Girls day October 3!)

Now that I’ve had some time to digest and analyze it, I see what I missed in our first listen through: the life of a showgirl is not the glitz and glamour and feathers and glitter we see from the audience, it’s the longing for normalcy and a life that feels like your own.

Wherever you stand with this album, I really hope this analysis helps you discover new angles and pockets of this album to enjoy — because there is a lot of good here to celebrate! And there’s also healthy criticisms and questions to ask — that’s the life of a culture critic, baby. I’m glad we have a space where we can get into the nuance of it all.

The thing I’m the most excited about? Already The Life of a Showgirl has grown on me. And I know it will continue to over the coming days and weeks. Retrospect and hindsight are going to go soooo hard here. I can’t wait to revisit!

I’m off to pre-tape a few more interviews about the album and then I’m off to the movie theatre to see the behind the scenes film being released alongside this album. I’ll post some videos on Instagram and TikTok with quick reactions as they come, and I hope to see you in the comments!

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