Cowboy Carter Review: Every Thought We Had While Listening to Beyoncé's New Album
glamour.comreleased her latest album. The second in what she has promised to be a trio of albums following 2022's Renaissance, Cowboy Carter, the 27 tracks are a dizzying, genre-bending and defining, eclectic work that draws from history, country, and rock for its unique sound.To mark this cultural moment, members of the Glamour staff gathered together on the day of the album's release to listen to it together for the first time, and share our thoughts as we went along.
Here are our thoughts, completely unfiltered, about every single track.This content can also be viewed on the site it from.“The harmony!” -Jazmin Gathers, Social Media Manager“Sounds like Buffalo Springsteen.” -Sam Reed, Senior Trending News and Entertainment Editor“Is it weird I think it's giving Beatles?
This is really giving me Beatles late 60s vibes.” -Chantal Waldholz, Senior Director, Audience Development“Do you think she went on a George Harrison-esque journey with psychedelics?
I hope so.” -SR“Okay I'm in love with this. Reminds me of 'Cardinals' by Kacey Musgraves with that zombies-like guitar. Bring back the '60s!" -SR“Sasha Fierce Lonely Hearts Club Band.” -Danielle Sinay, Associate Beauty Editor“Some important context for ”Blackbird": Paul McCartney wrote it in the '60s in support of the Civil Rights Movement. ‘I was sitting around with my acoustic guitar and I’d heard about the civil rights troubles that were happening in the ’60s in Alabama, Mississippi, Little Rock in particular,’ McCartney told GQ. ‘I just thought it would be really good if I could write something that if it ever reached any of the people going through those problems, it might give them a little bit of hope.
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