Olivia Rodrigo: GUTS [GEFFEN]

Why you'll love it

GUTS debuted at No. 1 in Canada, the US and the UK and "vampire" topped the Hot 100. It's a lot more rock 'n' roll than Sour, with pop-punk bangers sharing the stage with the piano ballads.

This edition

• Single LP, 12 tracks
• Geffen pressing of the 2023 album
• Produced by Dan Nigro

About the album

Onetime Disney Channel star Olivia Rodrigo came across as an authentically heartbroken teenager on her wildly successful debut album, 2021's Sour, because ... well ... she was one when she made the record. On GUTS, which arrived in September of 2023, Rodrigo lets it all hang out to endearingly honest effect once again, albeit this time as a young adult. And it works.

GUTS benefits from the sudden maturity that comes hand-in-hand with growing up into romantic misadventure coupled with sudden stardom, revealing Rodrigo as a remarkably unguarded and three-dimensional lyricist taking a page from the confessional Taylor Swift songbook. It's also a lot more rock 'n' roll than Sour: the pop-punk diatribes that occasionally intruded on the melodramatic piano balladry of the debut get roughly equal time here, providing you with many an excuse to pogo around your bedroom when your parents get on your nerves.

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Tracklist

Listen

On Geffen, first out in 2023.