The Some Number of Albums Listening Project
- Midnight Sun – Zara Larsson (Pop * 2025)
March 6, 2026 | Completely new to me, hadn’t even heard of the artist | Oh. Oh dear. Um. Shoosh. That’s a lot. Ok, this was recommended to me by my young friend who is fourteen. I sincerely hope that a lot of the lyrics go over her head. Some of them are … “spicy” is putting it mildly. So the thing is that this kind of pop music may or may not have been my cup of tea thirty-five plus years ago, but at the age I am now (52), I just can’t really find anything to hold onto to catch or keep my attention—thematically, especially, but I don’t think it’ll really stick with me musically either.
I am glad I listened because it will be a nice connection and easy conversation for our next car ride. I’m curious to hear what she likes about it and why.
As a catchy melody, I liked “Girl’s Girl” (though the lyrics are about wanting a friend’s boyfriend for herself). The song that I thought was worth an extra listen or three was “The Ambition,” which I like more each time I hear it.
[Recommended by a friend’s 14yo daughter]