{"id":1888065,"date":"2026-04-17T16:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1888065"},"modified":"2026-04-17T16:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T13:06:13","slug":"olivia-rodrigo-is-so-happy-she-could-die","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1888065","title":{"rendered":"Olivia Rodrigo Is So Happy She Could Die"},"content":{"rendered":"
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All it would take is one kiss.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Every week, we bring you SOUNDCHECK \u2014 your destination for the best new music<\/a> that just hit the web. Because you should always be prepared when someone passes you that AUX cord. This week’s roundup features 13 of our favorite emerging and established artists.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\u201cDrop Dead\u201d by Olivia Rodrigo<\/p>\n

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Not sure there\u2019s a bar on Earth that closes at 11 p.m., but I\u2019m willing to suspend my disbelief for this track. It\u2019s everything you want from an Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> song: melodramatic lyrics, harmonies crispy enough to chew on, a not-so-niche \u201880s music reference, and a bridge-build that swells in your chest, all culminating in the sweet release of a scream-sung final verse. In just under four minutes, \u201cDrop Dead\u201d feels like a shot of adrenaline to the heart, one that has the power to transform even the biggest love cynics into hopeless romantics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cFocu\u2019 Ranni\u201d by Rosal\u00eda<\/p>\n

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Not everything needs a deluxe, especially not a project as tight as Rosal\u00eda\u2019s LUX<\/em><\/a>. <\/em>But when given the choice between new Rosal\u00eda music and no Rosal\u00eda music, I\u2019m going with new every time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cShe Did It Again\u201d by Tyla ft. Zara Larsson<\/p>\n

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\u201cBeautiful Liar\u201d ran so \u201cShe Did It Again\u201d could sprint. The vocals are sexy, the beat is hot, and the music video is already one of the best of the year… looks like we have a serious contender for song of the summer on our hands here, folks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cMiddle Of Nowhere\u201d by Kacey Musgraves<\/p>\n

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The tempo change from the verse to the chorus really drives home the lackadaisical nature of the song, while the bare bones production and cut-and-dry melody does a great job of creating that liminal, middle-of-nowhere atmosphere.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBroke B*tch Free$tyle\u201d by Slayyyter<\/p>\n

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Slayyyter<\/a> summer continues. How she doesn\u2019t leave the studio every night with a massive, pounding migraine is beyond me (said with the utmost love and reverence, of course).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cKGB\u201d by Ad\u00e9la<\/p>\n

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So supremely fabulous. Though the switch up from the dark, mysterious beat to the glittering house track is worthy of a spot on Soundcheck on its own, it\u2019s the lyrical storytelling that builds on the fascinating mythos of Ad\u00e9la<\/a> that really sells this song.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cNumb\u201d by JT<\/p>\n

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When you\u2019re the baddest b*tch in rap and the most authentic person in the music industry, the music is going to hit every time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWannabeher\u201d by MUNA<\/p>\n

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A hair metal glam rock anthem that tows the thin line of admiration verses obsession. This might be the best single to come out of this era, which is saying a lot because MUNA<\/a> is three for three on singles so far.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cStar V\u201d by Sofia Isella<\/p>\n

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Deeply unpleasant. Stomach churning. The stuff of nightmares. I love whatever\u2019s wrong with Sofia Isella.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cNail\u201d by Yves feat. Lolo Zoua\u00ef<\/p>\n

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Who among us is strong enough to resist the power of a whisper chorus? Not I.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cAche\u201d by Not For Radio<\/p>\n

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People love to romanticize unrequited love, but Mar\u00eda Zardoya<\/a> understands that level of lovesick yearning is a fate far worse than death. Do not listen if you\u2019re in a fragile state, otherwise you may risk breaking no contact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cDon\u2019t Ask!\u201d by Natanya<\/p>\n

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The Neptunes-esque beat, the Ashanti-level vocals, and do I hear a hint of Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cGreen Light\u201d in the second chorus? 20 out of 10. I\u2019m obsessed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cNew Wave Groove\u201d by Honey Dijon feat. Rochelle Jordan<\/p>\n

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Despite what you might\u2019ve heard, the dance floor is alive and well, thanks to Honey Dijon and Rochelle Jordan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n