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The twice aforementioned вЂњdrivers licenseвЂќ needs no introduction or any more praise, and it fits as nicely in the album as it does as a standalone track. вЂњ traitorвЂќ takes a turn with a slower and sadder tempo, and though it can become a little lost when sandwiched next to certified bangers like вЂњbrutalвЂќ and вЂњdrivers license,вЂќ the song stands tall on it own, especially with RodrigoвЂ™s vocals as a strong point. While Rodrigo has an undoubtedly beautiful voice, thereвЂ™s something more special about the angry, pop-punk adjacent songs she does rather than her ballads and вЂњbrutalвЂќ is a perfect example of this.ДЇlawlessly produced by Daniel Nigro (as is the rest of the album), the track is a totally quotable slash rage dance-able, with a rousing beat and lines like вЂњIвЂ™m so sick of seventeen/WhereвЂ™s my f****** teenage dream?вЂќ (And, well, basically every other line of the song). вЂњbrutalвЂќ is the albumsвЂ™ opener, and вЂњSOURвЂќ is all the better for it. Her song inspirations, which span in their sound influence from other pop-punk hitmakers like Paramore to the lyricism of Taylor Swift are done tastefully, creating an eclectic album that is clearly made by a music lover thatвЂ™s still seeking her own sound.

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The angst of вЂњ brutalвЂќ and the aching honesty of hit single вЂњ drivers licenseвЂќ prove that Rodrigo is honest, not a poser trying to shirk any Mickey Mouse associations or seem adult.

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RodrigoвЂ™s вЂњSOURвЂќ is a near-perfect debut - the album has allowed her to distance from her Disney image in a way other artists expanding from their childrenвЂ™s TV roles have never been able to balance without seeming too earnestly edgy. ItвЂ™s the first debut album in history to have two number-one debuts on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, has a Metacritic score of 83 and is already receiving Grammy buzz. вЂњSOURвЂќ isnвЂ™t only a social media zeitgeist, but also a commercial and critical success. (To be clear, that has not stopped me.If thereвЂ™s one thing thatвЂ™s been taking the social media world by storm, itвЂ™s Olivia RodrigoвЂ™s debut album вЂњ SOUR.вЂќ Since its release last Friday, the album has been endlessly streamed, praised and meme-ified. вЂњGod, itвЂ™s brutal out here,вЂќ with its ties to both OliviaвЂ™s own brutal lyricism, is a line so perfect and well-delivered itвЂ™s almost difficult to listen to.

The immediacy of the gut punches plucks something from you as you listen, some kind of urge to suck in your stomach and wail. OliviaвЂ™s perspective, by contrast, feels more present, more minute-to-minute. вЂњTake me back when our world was one block wide,вЂќ Taylor reminisces on a perspective that was once so small, the implication being that sheвЂ™s all grown up now. вЂњBut I know itвЂ™s not forever,вЂќ Lorde slices through a tennis court fantasy. They positioned themselves as outsider bards, taking covert notes in diaries as they eyed their classmates and the world around them. Thinking back to those musiciansвЂ™ debut albums, both of which are genius in their own right, thereвЂ™s a pattern of wisdom, an old soul type of teenage transcendence.

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Her voice is effortless, the clear result of years of vocal training plus natural talent that makes her soar where many singers have to strive. She doesnвЂ™t traffic in broken fairytales like the former or vivid suburban metaphor like the latter - musically and lyrically, sheвЂ™s drawn to frankness, laying down the cards all at once.

For all the comparisons that have been made and will continue to be made to her chief predecessors Taylor and Lorde, Olivia is already proving herself to be on a stylistically different track.

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