Released on June 12, Olivia Rodrigo dropped her long-awaited third studio album titled \u201cyou seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.\u201d The album has 13 tracks and features an image of her on a swing kicking her feet up toward the sky, which is aesthetically different from her previous covers.<\/p>\n
Rodrigo is stepping out of her comfort zone with the album\u2019s imagery and her overall theme that she has carried for years. She seemed focused on sticking with four-letter album titles, making the lengthy title a surprise to listeners.<\/p>\n
Rodrigo is also ditching her iconic purple color scheme and embracing a completely different vibe compared to \u201cSOUR\u201d and \u201cGUTS.\u201d Purple became closely tied to her, but it is time for a change.<\/p>\n
The singles \u201cdrop dead\u201d and \u201cthe cure\u201d are already summer hits that are upbeat but still get the message across through the lyrics. This line from \u201cdrop dead\u201d captures the curiosity that comes with finding someone interesting and is the most playful song lyric-wise.<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, one night I was bored in bed and stalked you on the internet,\u201d Rodrigo sings.<\/p>\n
\u201cthe cure\u201d takes a different turn. Although upbeat, the lyrics take the listener straight back to the cold hard truth. This shows the reality of how a person may just not be the one and they unfortunately cannot fix every problem within the relationship.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it don\u2019t matter how your love feels anymore,\u201d Rodrigo sings. \u201cIt\u2019ll never be the cure.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cexpectations\u201d has to be the most fun listening experience, coming directly after one of the saddest songs, \u201cless.\u201d This switch was definitely an emotional shift while trying to process the profound jump.<\/p>\n
The track \u201cbegged\u201d expresses the honest truth of what many girls feel and quite literally beg for in a relationship. This is such a simple line that perfectly sums up exactly what she was feeling at that point.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll that I want is to know undoubtedly that you just have eyes for me,\u201d Rodrigo sings.<\/p>\n
\u201ccigarette smoke\u201d feels like a relationship was all just an act and not what the couple truly wanted. The worst feeling is realizing one person saw the relationship as perfect while the other was not fully invested.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought that we played the perfect couple,\u201d Rodrigo sings. \u201cUntil you didn\u2019t want the part.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another eye-catching moment was her collaboration with Robert Smith on the track \u201cwhat\u2019s wrong with me.\u201d This unexpected feature is a nice touch to the album.<\/p>\n
The album goes through the ups and downs of being a 23-year-old experiencing emotional challenges in love. This feels like Rodrigo\u2019s most personal project yet, showing her growth both emotionally and artistically.<\/p>\n
Together, these songs showcase the highs and lows that define the album. Going through the exciting thrills of love, but at the end of the day sometimes the thoughts take control and win. There is a variety of high-energy songs and slow-paced songs, the perfect mix and what one would expect from Rodrigo.<\/p>\n
Rodrigo will kick off The Unraveled Tour in September and it will be exciting to see where she goes with her creativity in the setlist along with the visuals for the show. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Released on June 12, Olivia Rodrigo dropped her long-awaited third studio album titled \u201cyou seem pretty sad for…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":373014,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[143,145,144],"class_list":["post-373013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-oakland","tag-oakland","tag-oakland-headlines","tag-oakland-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373013","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/373014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}