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Frothy, fun and hard to resist: is Sabrina Carpenter’s Espresso the song of the summer?
The US singer’s hit has all the elusive qualities that can elevate a tune into a touchstone for sunny memories
While there are other contenders (Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things; Tommy Richman’s Million Dollar Baby; Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us; Eminem’s Houdini – which knocked Carpenter off the UK No 1 slot this weekend), behemoths such as Swift, Beyoncé, and Billie Eilish seem (hmm, interesting) a little shoved to the side. Most would agree that the Beach Boys were the big bang moment for the quintessential summer sound (Good Vibrations; I Get Around), but the distinct SOTS sphere is an eclectic miscellany of genres, styles and moods. In a sphere that’s routinely colourblind, not just disco but Latin beats have proved recurringly modish (1987’s Bamboléo by the Gipsy Kings; Ricky Martin’s Livin’ La Vida Loca in 1999; 1996’s eternal wedding banger Macarena by Los del Rio).
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