Deluxe editions of “Short n’ Sweet” and “SOS” draw listeners deeper into the worlds of Sabrina Carpenter and SZA.

LANA has more synthetic sounds that can be described as “alien-like,” which coincides with her album cover: a picture of SZA with ethereal features and a bug-like facial adaptation.

LANA” (2024) by SZA Album Cover. There’s a special lore around SZA’s snippets that fans cannot seem to let go of. On one hand, some could say it’s be ...