Audrey Hobert recently released her debut album titled Who’s The Clown? on August 15, 2025, establishing her own voice in pop music with simple lyrics and honest storytelling. Her music explores themes of discomfort, self-discovery, and the messy reality of being herself, often with a blend of humor and sincerity. Many say she takes what everyone thinks but never says and puts it over a fun and catchy beat and that’s exactly what I love about her. Okay, enough talking, let’s get into this lively album review.
- “I like to touch people” (6/10)
This song features a catchy, head-bopping beat which perfectly sets the scene for how the rest of the album will sound. While the lyrics may not resonate with everyone, I personally think that Hobert doesn’t mean for everyone to interpret them literally. Especially because people usually consider “touching people” an oddity, I think that the lyrics are meant in a more figurative way, like Hobert wrote these lines to share how, while weird to others, her interests are her interests nonetheless. The way she romanticizes her “weird” interest in this song can be relatable to so many listeners, including me. Because same girl, same.
- “Sue me” (8/10)
As her debut single, Sue me was a hit all over the world, garnering over 23 million streams since its release on May 9, 2025. I actually first listened to “Sue me” a few days after it came out from a TikTok aimed to degrade Hobert and her writing skills. But, clearly, she’s proven her haters otherwise. This song is about Hobert’s desire to be wanted so that she goes as far as entertaining her ex. I, personally, cannot relate to this song, but the beat and lyrics are so catchy I often catch myself wanting to get up and start dancing around my room. Who am I kidding, I always get up anyway.
- “Drive” (9/10)
I feel like this is one of the most underrated songs on the entire album. Drive is about Hobert having a crush on a boy who always disappoints her and one of the most recurring lines in the song is “Put it in drive again.” She means this literally, taking her car keys, putting her car in drive, and fleeing the scene of regret. I’m going to be honest, this is probably one of the most relatable songs on the album, especially for her younger, teen aged audience. While “Drive” currently sits at just under one million streams, I truly think that this song can and will be “Tiktokified” and I truly hope to see it get the recognition it deserves.
- “Wet Hair (5/10)
Now I’m not going to say this is the worst song on the album – because there literally isn’t one – but the mix of her quick vocals and lyrics combined with the slower (not slow) instrumentals just isn’t my cup of tea. Because this was her last single before the release of Who’s the Clown?, it gained a lot of streams on all music platforms. But even after listening to the song four times, I can confidently say that the sound is definitely more appealing to people’s preferences, just not mine.
- “Bowling alley” (9.5/10)
Oh. My. God. Despite the fact that many people say that if your favorite song from an artist is a single, then you’re a fake fan, I have to say, this has to be one of my favorites. The lyrics and the beats are actually so addicting, the song is ALWAYS stuck in my head. And I mean always. Not only that but “Bowling alley” is such a relatable song because it’s so much about overthinking and what you assume other people are thinking of you. AKA, me.
- “Thirst Trap” (9/10)
Thirst Trap is another one of Hobert’s singles, and I didn’t actually listen to it until the whole album was released. I think that I thought it wouldn’t be as good as I thought “Sue me” or “Bowling alley” was, so I put off listening to it. Unbeknownst to me, this song is so relatable because it’s literally about having a crush on someone and thinking you’re shallow and uninteresting because it’s taking over your life. I feel like the upbeat outro is the perfect way to end “Thirst Trap” because it kind of gives off the illusion that we’re over that stupid boy crush we’d been fantasizing over. Additionally, I want to emphasize the beautiful sax solo that is featured in the outro of the song, because Holy. Cow.
- “Chateau” (8.5/10)
“Chateau” is probably not one of the first songs someone would choose to listen to off the entire album, but I think it should be. It’s another one of Hobert’s criminally underrated songs that I am, personally, in love with. The chorus with the heavy electric guitar in the back is literally angelic. I could listen to it all day.
- “Sex and the city”(10/10)
This song is the story of my life, and it’s such a beautiful one. It features slower (slow!) instrumentals that are so different from the quick-paced lyricism we’ve seen from Hobert so far. From my first listen, I sat on my couch with my jaw slack on the ground. I think many of us grow up watching TV shows and think our lives will end up like one. But, of course, it never does, and probably never will. “Sex and the city” is the physical version of that feeling, and I believe that Hobert captured the emotion perfectly. All my love for “Sex and the city.”
- “Shooting star” (8/10)
I won’t lie, after my first listen of “Shooting star”, I was unconvinced that this song had the potential to be what I think it is today. The song is about listening to the truth of a situation and not trying to force yourself to justify how you want to feel. Quite frankly, “Shooting star” has a chorus that is so addicting and upbeat that it always makes me smile, no matter how much, deep down, the lyrics truly resonate with me. Fortunately, nobody will ever have to know why they do.
- “Don’t go back to his a**” (7/10)
Out of all the songs on Who’s the Clown?, “Don’t go back to his a**” is by far the most posted to and the most relatable. I’m sure we’ve all been friends with girls who date guys that are just total and complete duds. In all honesty, I’ve been there wayyyyy too many times. This song is almost like an anthem to those kinds of people. If one of you guys is reading this article, I stand in solidarity with you.
- “Phoebe” (7/10)
When I listened to “Phoebe” for the second or third time, I was half listening to the lyrics and half doing my Mandarin homework. I’m going to lie, I thought Audrey was referring to the photo from the Met Gala in 2022 when Paul Mescal and Phoebe Bridgers are posing for a photo but, while Bridgers is smiling at Mescal, he is staring at Anne Hathaway instead. Now don’t ask for my train of thought on that but “Phoebe” actually includes lyrics that mention Phoebe and Joey from the show Friends. Okay, anyway, the lyrics from “Phoebe” are the most honest lines I’ve listened to. Take a listen for yourself. You’ll see what I mean.
- “Silver Jubilee” (11/10)
Because my absolute favorite thing in the whole entire world is a good upbeat pop song, “Silver Jubilee” takes the cake for my favorite song on Who’s the Clown?. Hobert says she wrote the song about the best weekend of her life and wanted the song to replicate the adrenaline rush she felt having fun and celebrating her cousin’s birthday. Obviously, I have no idea how partying with her family and friends felt, but if I had to imagine, “Silver Jubilee” is the perfect song to sum it up. There’s something in this particular song that isn’t like any other on the album. Whether it’s the melody or the instrumentals or even the beat, this song is flawless and is ultimately the ending to this fantastic and tremendous success of a debut album.