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Sour by Olivia Rodrigo
Yes, Sour is gloriously teenage — Rodrigo was just 18 when she recorded it. It’s riddled with insecurity and melodrama. But that’s exactly why it works. In embracing the undignified mess of a first heartbreak — without shame or apology — Rodrigo gave us one of the most cathartic and precociously accomplished debut albums in pop history. And she proved, definitively, that she was no one-hit wonder.
Featured songs:
brutal
traitor
drivers license
1 step forward, 3 steps back
enough for you
happier
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