Olivia Rodrigo Releases New Album - What Are Critics and Fans Saying?

'OR3' Is a Great Album...If You Don't Look Too Hard at the Lyrics

Sonically, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love is the best Olivia Rodrigo has ever sounded. Why do the lyrics feel a little hollow? Here's our review.

Olivia Rodrigo releases new album - what are critics and fans saying?

Olivia Rodrigo released her third album ​'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love'​ was released last Friday, here what critics and fans are saying about the her latest project.

Culture Pick | ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ tastefully explores limerence and loss

Olivia Rodrigo released her third album Friday, “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,” culminating with fan frenzy and discussions about her former relationship with actor Louis Partridge, who likely inspired the story of the album. One could say that Rodrigo has now seen love from both sides of the coin. For the first time in an album, she discusses the pleasure that comes before the pain. Side A, informally labeled “girl so in love,” liv…

Olivia Rodrigo contrasts a life of being ‘so in love’ yet ‘pretty sad’ on her new album

Just mere weeks following my arrival on Vanderbilt’s campus in the fall of 2023, I listened to Olivia Rodrigo’s album “GUTS,” the follow up to her record-breaking debut album “SOUR” and a fitting soundtrack to my personal and educational transition to all things college. As I approach my final chapter at Vanderbilt as a rising senior, Rodrigo has released another album of songs that may now serve as an accompaniment to life post-graduation, effe…

Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

Pop megastar weaves powerful tapestry of heartbreak – 8.5/10 Olivia Rodrigo was always on track to be a big pop star. She rose through the Disney Channel ranks, following in the footsteps of Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez, who used their silver screen CVs to become Billboard chart-raiders. After years of vocal lessons, the TV alum leveraged her acting chops to pivot towards music, catching the attention of lauded producer Dan Nigro after posting s…

Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo, ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’

After debuting his collaboration with Olivia Rodrigo at Primavera Sound, Robert Smith used the pop star’s music as a reference point for the Cure’s “upbeat” next album. “It’s really poppy, but it doesn’t compare melodically to the stuff that Olivia does, but it’s my idea of Cure Pop,” he said. “It’s probably 20 BPM slower than anything she does.” Slower than ‘honeybee’? Slower than ‘less’? Did he even receive an advance of the 23-year-old’s late…