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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, the Michel Gondry film, concerns itself with the surreal notion that one’s heartaches could be excised in order to move on happy and guilt-free. Both in the film and here, it’s an idea which is ruminated upon but ultimately rejected. After all, Grande has made an art form of converting contrition into perfectly realised, hair-flipped moments of lucidity. And she has plenty of fodder — a recent divorce and a new relationship with her Wicked co-star Ethan Slater. Yet, even though it deals with a lot of big feelings, this is an ephemeral and featherweight listen: an R&B record that eschews nuance at every turn. That said, Grande still finds ways to hit off the cuff and on the nose. Her enjambed wit shines through on lead single yes, and?, which receives a dazzling glow-up courtesy of sister in melisma Mariah Carey. Significantly, Victoria Monet, Grande’s longtime collaborator and co-writer, is missing — and her loss is felt – but Eternal Sunshine continues an evergreen streak, even if it leaves the listener wondering: yes, and?