Olivia Rodrigo’s album “Guts” has been acclaimed as the top album of 2023 by critics, marking her second album’s success.
The star’s second album Guts is named the year’s best record by critic
Rodrigo shared with the BBC that her latest album, Guts, diverges from her debut, Sour, presenting a more cheerful and playful vibe with a rock-inspired sound, influenced by her upcoming tour. She finds singing these songs in front of a live audience to be incredibly cathartic.
Guts, released in September, swiftly claimed the top spots on both UK and US charts and has been recognized with six Grammy Award nominations, notably for Album of the Year.
Reviewers from Rolling Stone hailed it as “another instant classic,” while AllMusic praised Rodrigo as an “artist unafraid to express herself with confidence and eloquence.”
Unlike her debut, which mainly delved into a turbulent relationship, Guts explores themes of fame, pain, challenging encounters, self-sabotage, and navigating adulthood.
Tracks like “Vampire” address toxic relationships, “All-American Bitch” confronts societal expectations placed on women, and “Get Him Back” plays with the ambiguous phrase—whether Rodrigo seeks reconciliation or retribution with her ex.
The album boasts a vibrant and melodic production filled with clever nuances, such as the fragmentation of backing vocals when Rodrigo sings “I can’t hear my thoughts” on “Bad Idea, Right?” Her commanding vocals aptly capture the raw sarcasm of teenage resentment.
Guts topped 25 “end-of-year” lists surveyed by the BBC, such as NME, Rolling Stone, the Times, Australia’s Double J, and France’s Les Inrockuptibles magazine.
Albums were ranked and assigned points based on their positions in the lists, with the number one album receiving 20 points, the second receiving 19 points, and so on.
Collectively, the critics highlighted 171 records among their favorites, encompassing diverse styles from Jessie Ware’s champagne disco in That! Feels Good! to Janelle Monaé’s sensual R&B in The Age Of Pleasure.
Source: BBC News
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