Overview

• In a new Interview Magazine profile reported on Sept. 2, she says she did not create the cover anticipating public reaction and calls the response “fascinating.”
• She characterizes the photo as metaphorical and adds that submission can be both dominant and submissive depending on intent.
• The official cover shows Carpenter on her knees in a black dress with a man off-camera clutching her hair.
• Conversation over the imagery has continued since June as the album released on Aug. 29 and commentary has included debates over sex-positive feminism.
• She highlights themes of loss, heartbreak and celebration, and says the project was made in London, New York and Los Angeles with collaborators Jack Antonoff, John Ryan and Amy Allen.