{"id":6013,"date":"2025-10-22T16:59:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T16:59:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/?p=6013"},"modified":"2025-10-27T12:29:59","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T12:29:59","slug":"lambs-react-to-mariah-careys-new-album-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unlockingsite.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/22\/lambs-react-to-mariah-careys-new-album-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Lambs React to Mariah Carey's New Album"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s been almost a whole month since Mariah Carey<\/a> released her sixteenth studio album, Here For It All<\/em><\/em>. As a certified Lamb myself, it\u2019s been a blessing in the great year of 2025 to even have the concept of a new Mariah album in our zeitgeist. But for it to come so swiftly, so smoothly, and for the queen herself to be so in the public eye and on our feeds promoting it, too? We\u2019re fed. <\/p>\n

It’s easy to look over the Lambs, though \u2014 the singer’s highly devoted fanbase that has never left her side and make this all possible. Mariah knows this herself, having recently sent out a call to the Lambs to submit any unseen footage or photography of Mariah throughout the years in the “Mariah Carey Archive.<\/a>” <\/p>\n

In honor of Here For It All<\/em>‘s release, we decided to tap eight of the most diehard Lambs to get a gut-check: how are they feeling \u2014 are they here for it all? What are the standout tracks? To do so, the Lambs dug through their personal vaults to find any and all Mariah-related imagery that fuels their fandom. <\/p>\n

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Alicia<\/a> <\/h2>\n

Who are you: <\/strong>Singer\u2013songwriter (Dora the Explorer, Sesame Street, East Asian pop) and founder of Glam Pod<\/a>, a beauty-tech startup.<\/p>\n

Fav Mariah album:<\/strong> Butterfly<\/em> \u2014 Mariah\u2019s first hint of freedom. I even got to sing to her the day it came out \u2014 she told me I was right on key. That moment changed my life.<\/p>\n

How you\u2019re feeling:<\/strong> Grateful to have new Mariah to sing at the top of my lungs. No one can touch that voice \u2014 that\u2019s not up for discussion. It was worth the wait!<\/p>\n

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Track:<\/strong> \u201cMi\u201d<\/p>\n

Take: <\/strong>Vocals of an angel, clever, sassy clap-back pen game of a rapper. She\u2019s in her bag here \u2014 it\u2019s confidence, humor, and precision all in one.<\/p>\n

Favorite moment: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m a bad bitch but I\u2019m good company.” Her pen game is everything.<\/p>\n

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Anthony<\/a><\/h2>\n

Who are you:<\/strong> New York City\u2013based media personality, model, and activist. Digital Editor at GIANT Magazine<\/em>; Co-Director of Social Media and Justice at the Radical Hearts Collective. Known for blending comedy, queer visibility, and influencer collaborations (98K followers, 10M monthly IG views).<\/p>\n

Fav Mariah album:<\/strong> Daydream<\/em> \u2014 It\u2019s where she mastered that dreamy mix of R&B and pop \u2014 iconic from start to finish.<\/p>\n

How you\u2019re feeling:<\/strong> This album is a great collection of tracks that really offer all the feels. <\/p>\n

Track:<\/strong> \u201cType Dangerous\u201d<\/p>\n

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Take:<\/strong> It\u2019s the lead single and it\u2019s confident, bold, and full of swagger. The Eric B. & Rakim sample roots it in hip-hop, while the production pushes it forward to another level. It\u2019s Mariah showing growth without losing her essence. The beat feels modern but layered with classic MC harmonies \u2014 smooth yet sharp, like she\u2019s cutting through nonsense with every line. She balances sass and honesty describing that kind of guy we\u2019ve all fallen for at least once \u2014 bad news but irresistible. Vocally? She gives silky lows, effortless belts, and ad-libs that seal the deal. She\u2019s showing off without even trying.<\/p>\n

Favorite moment:<\/strong> To me, “Type Dangerous” belongs in the same conversation as “Obsessed.” It\u2019s bold, it\u2019s fun, and it\u2019s the kind of track fans will be quoting and replaying nonstop.<\/p>\n

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Nader<\/a><\/h2>\n

Who are you:<\/strong> Entertainment Lawyer living in LA.<\/p>\n

Fav Mariah album:<\/strong> Emotions<\/em> \u2014 You haven\u2019t truly lived until you\u2019ve listened wrapped in a blanket on a cool autumn morning with a cup of tea. “Until the End of Time”? “Can\u2019t Let Go”? She absolutely did that.<\/p>\n

Track: <\/strong>\u201cIn Your Feelings\u201d<\/p>\n

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Take: <\/strong>It\u2019s giving It\u2019s a Wrap Vol. 2. The lyrics are classic Mimi, but I\u2019m not sure I\u2019ll be revisiting this one too often. Still, the craftsmanship is there.<\/p>\n

Favorite moment:<\/strong> The last chorus of Here For It All \u2014 classic balladriah yet fresh. Nothing better than Mimi ad-libs in that chest voice we all love.<\/p>\n

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Jackson<\/a><\/h2>\n

Who are you: <\/strong>Book editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux.<\/p>\n

Fav Mariah album:<\/strong> The Emancipation of Mimi<\/em><\/p>\n

Track: <\/strong>\u201cIn Your Feelings\u201d<\/p>\n

Take:<\/strong> A passive aggressively gorgeous, completely unbothered send-off to an overly attached lover, unspooled over 60s Motown soul courtesy in part of Anderson .Paak; Mariah, in her finally-embraced, glowingly worn low register, sounds heavenly. But nearly equal to Mariah\u2019s ear as a producer and voice as a singer is her sense of humor, as evidenced by her generous offer that she \u201cmight spare a moment for a picture\u201d as her ex walks out the door. And nowhere does she toe the line between real feeling and winking high camp better than at the start of this chorus: in what feels like a single breath, Mariah rapid-fire sings, as if she\u2019s cramming the words together to make a new one, \u201cI think you might be getting-a-little-bit!\u201d It cracks me up every time, and adds the perfect splash of self-aware absurdism to my favorite song on the album, a perfectly condescending and shady lost-your-chance anthem with endless replay value. <\/p>\n

Favorite moment: <\/strong>\u201cMariah saying \u2018rigamarole.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Phillip<\/a> <\/h2>\n

Who are you: <\/strong>NYC & LA\u2013based real-estate agent.<\/p>\n

Fav Mariah album:<\/strong> Butterfly<\/em> \u2014 That album is a timeless treasure. It came out when she was finally able to be her full self.<\/p>\n

How you\u2019re feeling: <\/strong>Seven years in the making \u2014 and every minute was worth it. Live instruments, big-band elements, R&B beats \u2014 her pen game is next-level.<\/p>\n

Track: <\/strong>\u201cNothing Is Impossible\u201d<\/p>\n

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Take:<\/strong> Whenever I need that inspirational and motivational push, I go to Mariah songs like “Hero,” “Can\u2019t Take That Away From Me,” “Through the Rain,” the list goes on. This song embodies those elements of Mariah that we all grew up on knowing that we could get through some of the hardest times in our life and that her voice was there to help us get through them. Her voice on this song is like glass. Sharp and smooth at the same time but so gritty and raw you can feel how deep she cares about singing these lyrics and how personal they are to her also knowing that many of her lambs relate to songs like this. Although such a simplistic title, the lyrics take you on a spiritual journey so deep in your soul that the only way coming out of the song is taking a piece with you throughout the day.<\/p>\n

Favorite moment:<\/strong> The pivot to “Confetti & Champagne” after such a heavy emotional song \u2014 she always knows when to give listeners a breather.<\/p>\n

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Bobby<\/a><\/h2>\n

Who are you:<\/strong> Registered Nurse, NYC.<\/p>\n

Fav Mariah album:<\/strong> Charmbracelet<\/em> \u2014 Raw, intimate, deeply emotional. The album that made me a Lamb.<\/p>\n

How you\u2019re feeling: <\/strong>Euphoric. Vulnerable yet fearless, playful yet reflective. It\u2019s on nonstop repeat.<\/p>\n

Track: <\/strong>\u201cConfetti & Champagne\u201d<\/p>\n

Take:<\/strong> A celebratory yet wistful toast to resilience and joy after surviving storms. You can dance to it, but you also feel the weight of her words.<\/p>\n

Favorite moment: <\/strong>\u201cNothing Is Impossible” \u2014 exactly the message I needed right now.<\/p>\n

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Matt<\/a><\/h2>\n

Who are you:<\/strong> Television producer (Bravo).<\/p>\n

Fav Mariah album:<\/strong> Butterfly<\/em> \u2014 Her most personal record. The moment she was truly free.<\/p>\n

Track:<\/strong> \u201cI Won\u2019t Allow It\u201d<\/p>\n

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Take:<\/strong> Her pen game is still razor-sharp. When she says, \u2018You couldn\u2019t obtain any Accutane, you should have been more proactive,\u2019 I fell on the floor laughing. Only Mariah could make it witty, cutting, and vocally genius.<\/p>\n

Favorite moment:<\/strong> \u201cNothing Is Impossible.” It mixes intimacy with a soaring message of self-belief \u2014 the personal made universal.<\/p>\n

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Kyle<\/a><\/h2>\n

Who are you:<\/strong> Work in Luxury Sales.<\/p>\n

Fav Mariah album:<\/strong> Butterfly<\/em> \u2014 Her most authentic body of work \u2014 the original \u2018Emancipation.\u2019<\/p>\n

How you\u2019re feeling: <\/strong>The album\u2019s been on repeat since release. It\u2019s a full-circle moment, touching on every era of her career. I feel proud of her.<\/p>\n

Track:<\/strong> \u201cMy Love\u201d (Paul McCartney & Wings cover)<\/p>\n

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Take: <\/strong>She rearranges it so it feels like her own. The background vocals give Daydream<\/em>\/Butterfly<\/em> nostalgia \u2014 her lead is raw and heartfelt.<\/p>\n

Favorite moment: <\/strong>Opening with “Mi” \u2014 pure HBIC energy. And “Nothing Is Impossible” might be one of her greatest ballads ever.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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