Olivia Rodrigo releases her second album, GUTS, and receives critical praise!

Olivia Rodrigo's new album, “GUTS”, was released on September 8th after much anticipation from fans following her debut album. The LP has been a huge success among Olivia's audience and was rated 8 out of 10 by Pitchfork.

Start of the album

The first single released from the album was “vampire”, on June 30th, which surpassed Miley Cyrus' record, with “Flower”, as the biggest debut by a female artist in 2023, collecting more than 9.7 million streams with his anticipated album debut. The second song released before the album was “bad idea right?”, bringing a vibe very similar to 90s alternative rock and yet different from what people were expecting.

Olivia Rodrigo's second album debuted on Spotify with more than 60 million streams, and the artist became the second biggest female debut on the platform. Furthermore, the album received praise from specialized critics, who ended up highlighting Olivia's musical and lyrical evolution.

_{Video for “Vampire”, single from “GUTS” (Video: reproduction/YouTube/Olivia Rodrigo)}

Album reviews

According to Metacritic, which brings together evaluations from different vehicles, the score was 93, based on 11 reviews. Critics compared her work to the work of Taylor Swift, who Olivia Rodrigo has never hidden being inspired by.

The singer, songwriter and Grammy winner brought 12 tracks to the new album, which was and is being a huge success around the world. With tracks such as “logical”, “lacy” and “get him back”, the album had a positive debut for Olivia Rodrigo's second studio album according to expert reviews.

It is worth remembering Olivia Rodrigo's first album, “SOUR”, which launched the artist to stardom in 2021 after her performance in “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series”. Some of his biggest hits, such as “Drivers License”, “Good 4 U”, “Deja Vu” and “Brutal” were acclaimed along with songs that, despite not being singles, were included in this: “Favorite Crime” and “Traitor”. , all linked to the pains of love life. This album earned the artist three Grammys, namely: New Artist, Best Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.

Featured Photo: cover of the album “GUTS”. Reproduction/Twitter/@oliviarodrigo