Carly Rae Jepsen has long since become something of a veteran of the pop scene, largely thanks to her 2015 album Emotion, which became a cult favorite within the pop community and established a blueprint for countless releases that followed. The decade since has been an exceptionally productive one for the artist: alongside Dedicated and The Loneliest Time, fans were also treated to full-length companion albums for both records. Carly herself refers to these releases as B-sides, though they turned out to be every bit as good as \u2014 and in many ways even better than \u2014 their primary counterparts. In 2026, however, Carly decided to bring the two worlds together: Day and Night is a double album whose first half is softer and more subdued, while the second leans into dance-pop and pure exhilaration.<\/p>\n
The first half opens with the tender sophisti-pop of \u201cAfter All\u201d, a song carried by a gentle breeze from the Mediterranean coast. Overflowing with affection, Carly sounds positively angelic here. On \u201cHabits of Creatures\u201d and \u201cVersailles\u201d, she lists all the things she would love to do with her significant other, filling both songs with an almost palpable sense of longing. Much of Day and Night feels like a romantic comedy: scenes from an imaginary movie seem to materialize in your head as you listen.<\/p>\n
One of the finest tracks on the entire album is the lead single \u201cOn Wires\u201d, an explosive rush of a song that delivers the same euphoric high as some of Carly\u2019s greatest cuts, like \u201cRun Away With Me\u201d and \u201cPsychedelic Switch\u201d. \u201cI want you, you, you,\u201d she howls in the chorus, and suddenly you\u2019re being launched straight into outer space.<\/p>\n
Nearby sits another album highlight, the gorgeous \u201cBurning Heart\u201d, which recalls the breezy romantic pop hits of the 2000s. Carly slips in a sweet nod to the romantic film Thelma & Louise before the track plunges into a mind-bending saxophone solo. But Day and Night isn\u2019t solely concerned with love: heartbreak makes an appearance on \u201cSomething Tragic\u201d, where Carly sounds cold and distant as she looks back on how good the relationship once was \u2014 and how tragically it came to an end.<\/p>\n
The Night half kicks off with the dancefloor-ready \u201cNever Let a Good Thing Die\u201d, a nu-disco-inspired track that feels like getting ready for a night out: you\u2019re picking an outfit, ordering a cab, and the evening already seems destined to be a good one. The crown jewel of this side is \u201cAmalfi Coast\u201d, a mesmerizing psychedelic number in the vein of Magdalena Bay\u2019s \u201cImage\u201d. Despite clocking in at just under three minutes, it pulls you into a trance almost instantly, leaving you desperate to hit repeat. <\/p>\n