This goo was worth a point in January 2025.

publication date: Friday, January 10, 2025 (part of January 2025)

category: Music

clue: Before the pandemic, she had such a singular vision for her magnum opus that it required two releases, but now she keeps her albums short and sweet.

explanation: Carpenter's albums include Singular: Act I in 2018, Singular: Act II in 2019, and Short n' Sweet in 2024. more…

intended difficulty: medium

solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, and Samir Mehta


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