When this album first came out I thought I’d hate Olivia Rodrigo as I’m not really a fan of pop, but oh boy was I wrong. I love this album, like a lot. Although I will say that Guts is 100x better and almost makes this one unlistenable. Well not really as that’s very dramatic, but Guts is much more mature – if that makes sense?
Sour is yet another no skips album for me, I can happily listen to it from start to finish. I like all of the songs but I will skip certain ones if they come on in any of my playlists. Not all the time, it just depends on what type of mood I’m in.
I will always be impressed by Olivia’s songwriting skills. She’s so good at telling a story with her lyrics and she’s very witty and charming. I shouldn’t love her music so much as a 28 year old in a happy relationship, but I do. She’s the type of artist that I would have loved even more if I was still a teen. Her songs are so relatable and I can only imagine just how much teen me would have loved her.
Ranking every song on Sour:
- drivers license
- traitor
- jealousy, jealousy
- favorite crime
- hope ur ok
- 1 step forward, 3 steps back
- deja vu
- enough for you
- brutal
- happier
- good 4 u
My favourite song on this album changes all the time, it depends on the mood I’m in. I know saying drivers license is my favourite is super basic, but it is. Good 4 u will always be my least favourite, it’s still a fun song, but it is the worst one–in my opinion. Hope ur ok has recently climbed the ranks as I’ve been listening to it more lately. I like to listen to albums chronologically so I often run out of time before getting to the end. It’s such a beautiful song though – possibly the best lyrically on this album.
Sour is one of my most listened to albums of all time, but Guts has recently surpassed it. I will do a post on Guts at some point in the future, I’m not sure when though.
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