“pop sensation secures her place as a generational talent”
“On 'Guts' she avoids all the second-album pitfalls with her most ambitious, intimate, and messy songs yet”
“Rodrigo certainly has the capacity for the kinds of nuanced choices that match her vulnerability with active, novel sonics, and GUTS proves that she’s willing and able to embrace the grey areas that these big emotions inhabit. But her fearlessness with a pen in her hand deserves to be matched by the overall presentation of these songs, making it all the more satisfying when she lets these songs bubble up and burst. ”
“Beneath the cannonball of her voice and the album's thunderous rock arrangements, there is a soft fragility waiting to be absorbed”
“The pop star rocks out on her biting, charismatic second album, turning the ritual humiliations of girlhood into dazzling, over-the-top spectacles.”
“What happens when you go from Disney bit-part player to pop’s biggest new superstar in the space of a month? It’s a very specific mindbender that Olivia Rodrigo tries to unravel on her follow-up to 2021’s record-breaking, Grammy-winning debut, Sour (the album that featured her transformational hit Drivers License). As with that album, Guts dabbles in pepped-up pop-rock (the deliciously camp Bad Id”
“Guts by Olivia Rodrigo is the album that fully converted me into a fan. I liked Sour, but Guts? This is where everything sharpens. The songwriting is wittier, the emotions are louder, and the confidence feels earned rather than accidental. The pop-rock energy is explosive — distorted guitars, chaotic bridges, and hooks that feel like they’re about to combust, but what really got me was how self-aware it all is. She leans into insecurity, jealousy, awkwardness, and growing pains without trying to make herself look perfect. It’s dramatic, messy, and brutally honest in a way that feels intentional and controlled. As a music fan, I love when an artist levels up instead of playing it safe, and Guts does exactly that. It’s bold, cathartic, and way more layered than I expected — the kind of album that doesn’t just impress you, it makes you commit.”
“Some of her best songs on here and most well produced but a lot of slow and somber ones at the same time which are great from a vocal aspect from Olivia but can drag on a bit at times. The pop-rock sound she goes for on a good few of the tracks work so well and really brings a great energy with them too. Top songs are ‘all-american bitch’ ‘bad idea right?’ ‘vampire’ ‘get him back!’”
“Genuinely one of my favorite contemporary pop albums of all time. The definition of quality over quantity, every song hits in its own way. It’s a super easy re-listen with incredible instrumentals and freeing vocals. Olivia had established herself as one of the stars of our generation. Favs: all”
“this album REALLY shocked me. i feel inlove with most of these tracks, she really showcased her strong writing abilities and vocal abilities. my fav tracks are definitely pretty isn’t pretty, teenage dream, and the grudge.”
“Ok I feel like I’m being too generous but honestly idc this is amazing somehow I start the album thinking I’m not rly gonna like it and now it’s a ten lol can’t wait for the next one”
“This is one of the best albums ever and she really has emotions in her songs also Lacy is the best song on the album”
“i love the mix of rock & ballads, and the raw unfiltered lyrics of growing up.”
“everything makes me go back to this album”
