Camila Cabello is carving out a new lane for herself with her forthcoming new album.
Due later this year, the follow-up to 2022’s ‘Familia’ has yet to have its title revealed but it’s clear from the singer’s visual metamorphosis that is that a reinvention is in motion.
Covering the latest issue of Paper Magazine, a newly blonde Cabello seizes the moment to open up about her incoming material, how its sound and aesthetic came about, comparisons to Pop darling Charli XCX, and more.
Head below for pics and quotes…
On Her New Sound:
“Six months [into recording], we had a couple songs and [I realized], Oh, this is a character. It became a persona that I was tapping into, which was me, but definitely a hyper-femme version of me. [I started to ask:] What are the color palettes of the world this character inhabits? What’s her hair? What’s photography like there?”
Except on Cabello’s New Album:
“Admittedly, I was initially confused, but as it played on, I became entranced by its bold abandon. The production is sparse, mainly relying on thick layers of piano and sharp-edged drums that pound with booming velocity. The writing is both diaristic, bluntly personal, and imagistic, too, offering visual impressions of Miami landscapes rather than always telling a neatly constructed story. And Cabello here sounds playful, often drenched in a robotic autotune that never hides her sprawling range. The album’s mix does not feel necessarily ready-made for the Top 40, though it’s surely set up to zoom past the Top 10.”
On the internet comparing previews of her alleged new single ‘I Luv It’ to Charli XCX:
“I love Charli and I love Charli’s music, so I think [comparing us is] a huge compliment. Charli loves me, so everybody can f*ck off.”
Are you hyped for Camila’s new music?
Help her Lord
Flop
LMAO WHO?
She looks a mess. Ariana looks terrible in blond too, but not THISSS bad. YIKES
What’s good flop mani? My gurl is on album #4 and with a diamond certified song💅🏻 that ugly ass flop is on crack with album #0
Here’s hoping for some bops. She’s not the most exciting artist so she needs super catchy music to sell.
LOL did this smelly dumb border p** really think stealing charlie xcx swag would stop her from flopping? she’s sadly mistsken 😂
Embarrassing lol
Nah..we got Charlie and Selena, personally I’m good with or without her music. I just don’t connect with her at all and her voice is quite unbearable at times
Trailer park chic. Girl, no.
Havana. That’s it. That’s all I got.
Not feeling this direction.
I actually enjoyed the previous album even tho I feel like she did things half way. There’s not a lot of mainstream artists exploring sounds. Shakira used to infuse many styles in her music before turning to generic BS like most latin artists.
Songs like Don’t Go Yet, Bam Bam and La Buena Vida were sounding fresh in the music landscape. But the rest of the album, tho enjoyable, didn’t remain in that lane.
The dopamine cover art alone ENDED this r@cist rat!
Ehh..Camilla with my girl Charli? That’s like night & day lol! she did co-wrote Seniorita for her though.
They put that lace front to far back on her scalp. Her forehead looks bigger than Rihanna’s.