REVIEW: @oliviarodrigo’s #Guts has arrived, and it’s an instant classic.
Olivia avoids all the second-album pitfalls and delivers her most ambitious, intimate, and messy songs yet. Read our review ⬇️https://t.co/O3SkHIWZDg
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) September 8, 2023
- Rolling Stone calls it an instant classic and the album of a “truly brilliant rock star.”: Rodrigo avoids all the typical second-album pitfalls—no songs about how fame is stressful, no songs about social media. […] all over Guts, she proves that she’s a voice that’s here to stay and a songwriter built to last.
Olivia Rodrigo: Guts review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week https://t.co/li0NJ51weY
— Guardian culture (@guardianculture) September 8, 2023
- The Guardian describes the sound of Guts as “noticeably tougher than its predecessor, as if taking Sour’s Elvis Costello-indebted opener Brutal as its starting point” and (except for pretty isn’t pretty, described as “a little boilerplate”) praises her lyrics as sharp and witty.
Olivia Rodrigo Sends Off Teendom With a Bang in ‘Guts,’ a Record That’s as Much Brash Fun as the First One: Album Review https://t.co/QWv7bqGpKS
— Variety (@Variety) September 8, 2023
- From Variety: One of the year’s canniest, most delightful albums, again? Of course it is.
.@oliviarodrigo‘s self-assured second album, #GUTS, documents her hopes, fears and trauma with thrilling emotional candour. Read NME’s full ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of #OliviaRodrigo‘s ‘Guts’ here https://t.co/fBwPUgWlla
— NME (@NME) September 8, 2023
- From NME’s 5-star review: ‘Guts’ doesn’t just feel transitional in a musical sense. It marks the end of Rodrigo’s teenage years, a moment that has gravity given that she recently said in a statement that she felt like she grew “10 years” between the ages of 18 and 20.
Billboard has also released a ranking of all the songs, ranking get him back at no. 1 and lacy at the bottom.
Billboard ranks all the songs off “GUTS”:
1. get him back!
2. all-american b*tch
3. vampire
4. ballad of a homeschooled girl
5. bad idea right?
6. love is embarrassing
7. teenage dream
8. pretty isn’t pretty
9.the grudge
10. making the bed
11. logical
12. lacy pic.twitter.com/3kLSuy1uSs— Olivia Rodrigo Stats (@statsrodrigo) September 8, 2023
ONTD how many times have you listened to the album and what do you think so far? Which songs are your favorites?
