Let's All Marvel at Brie Larson's 2005 Pop Album
The release of Captain Marvel this week is perhaps the most anticipated movie release in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the first half of Infinity War , with the added weight of much of what Black Panther brought to the table. This post is not about any of that, but instead about lead actress Brie Larson’s attempt at pop stardom, Finally Out of P.E. . Released in 2005 when Larson was only 15 years old, this is not only a relic of a time that perhaps has not dated itself all that well, but an early piece of art from an acclaimed actress that has largely been forgotten to the sands of time. Reports are that the album only sold a few thousand copies overall, and when I tripped up on the album a month or so ago when I went back down a Holly Brook/Skylar Grey (credited as a co-writer on “Done With Like”) rabbit hole, I knew I had to give it a listen – at best, it was going to be an innocuous pop record, at worst the second-worst cringeworthy embarrassment of Larson’s career (be...