{"id":1986454,"date":"2026-06-12T12:03:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1986454"},"modified":"2026-06-12T12:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:03:00","slug":"the-5-best-tracks-on-olivia-rodrigos-new-album","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1986454","title":{"rendered":"The 5 best tracks on Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s new album"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1200\/0-0-1618-1079\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/7\/1447064.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article class=\"main-article standard \">\n<div class=\"article-main-content article-wrapper has-media-but-its-an-image\" data-status=\"loaded\" data-primary-article=\"true\" data-url=\"\/music\/article\/70446\/1\/yspsfagil-5-best-tracks-olivia-rodrigo-new-album-the-cure-review\" data-article-id=\"70446\">\n<header class=\"article-header has-landscape-image no-media\">\n<div class=\"wrapper dg-max-width\">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<figure class=\"main-img has-figcaption\" data-img-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\" data-img-aspect-ratio=\"1.5\" data-template=\"Standard Article\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC292_COV1_M1_OR_RyanMcGinley_DogukanNesanir_06\" class=\"img\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/1400\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/7\/1447064.jpg\" width=\"1619\"><\/span><\/span><figcaption class=\"img-caption\"><span class=\"inner\"><span class=\"credit\">Photography Ryan McGinley, Styling <span class=\"nowrap\">Dogukan Nesanir<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"meta\">\n<div class=\"inner\"><time datetime=\"2026-06-12T12:03:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"12 June 2026\"><span class=\"month\">June<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"12\">12,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"titles\">\n<div class=\"tags\">\n<div class=\"sections\"><a class=\"category vertical - music\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a><br \/>\n\/<br \/>\n<a class=\"series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"standard-tag-container\"><a class=\"standard-category\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\">Music<\/a> \/<br \/>\n<a class=\"standard-series\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/lists\">Lists<\/a><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"title\"><span>The 5 best tracks on Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s <span class=\"nowrap\">new album<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"standfirst\">\n<h2>you seem pretty sad for a girl in love might just be her best <span class=\"nowrap\">album yet<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-06-12T12:03:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"12 June 2026\"><span class=\"month\">June<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"12\">12,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time datetime=\"2026-06-12T12:03:00+00:00\" class=\"timestamp\" title=\"12 June 2026\"><span class=\"month\">June<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"day\" data-day=\"12\">12,<\/span>\u00a0<br \/>\n<span class=\"year\">2026<\/span><\/time><\/p>\n<div class=\"providers\">\n<div class=\"contributors\"><span class=\"contributor\" data-contributor-role=\"Text\"><span class=\"contributor-role\">Text<\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/HabiDiallo\"><br \/>\nHabi Diallo<br \/>\n<\/a><span class=\"contributor-separator\">, <\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/JamesGreig\"><br \/>\nJames Greig<br \/>\n<\/a><span class=\"contributor-separator\">, <\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/SerenaSmith\"><br \/>\nSerena Smith<br \/>\n<\/a><span class=\"contributor-separator\">, <\/span><a class=\"contributor-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/user\/solomonpacemccarrick\"><br \/>\nSolomon PM<br \/>\n<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article-body-container\">\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-11-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Olivia Rodrigo &#8211; Summer <span class=\"nowrap\">2026 issue<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/0\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC292_Olivia Rodrigo_3x4_11\" class=\"img\" height=\"1911\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-129-2867-1911\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/6\/1446537.jpg\" width=\"2867\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/1\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-314-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445962.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/2\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-108-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445961.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/3\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-533-904-602\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445957.jpg\" width=\"904\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/4\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-419-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445958.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/5\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1618-1079\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445960.jpg\" width=\"1618\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 11 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In the run-up to today\u2019s release, a lot has been made of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/70335\/1\/olivia-rodrigo-dazed-summer-2026-action-issue-album-interview\">Dazed cover star<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/olivia-rodrigo\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>\u2019s decision to forego her usual four-letter, all-caps album titles for the mouthful that is <\/span><em><span>you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love<\/span><\/em><span>. But, having now heard the full project, the pivot makes perfect sense. Rodrigo\u2019s bread and butter heartbreak anthems are still very much present here, but she now approaches them with maturity and a level of distance \u2013 situating these emotional payoffs within a wider sonic and narrative complexity. It\u2019s a masterclass in storytelling, but perhaps the most compelling story of all comes from watching Rodrigo\u2019s artistic development play out in real time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>YSPSFAGSIL<\/span><\/em> is an album told in two halves: the first charts her bright, headlong descent into love; the second captures the illusion-shattering reality that comes before a breakup. In true Rodrigo fashion, gut-punching lyrics abound \u2013 <em>\u201cSometimes at a low point, I even wish for tragedy \/ \u2019Cause I know he\u2019d come over and take real good care of me\u201d<\/em> \u2013 while she wears her influences proudly across the record\u2019s 50-minute runtime, her longest yet. The album moves between yearning acoustic-pop ballads like \u201choneybee\u201d and \u201cbegged\u201d, and the neon-coloured New Wave tones of English bands like <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/the-cure\">The Cure<\/a><\/span> and Siouxsie and the Banshees on \u201cmaggots for brains\u201d and \u201cu + me = &lt;3\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the clearest example of Rodrigo\u2019s growth here is \u201cmy way\u201d, a rebellious post-punk belter that casts her as raging against a girl she perceives to be stealing her man. On the surface, it could slot easily into either <em>SOUR<\/em> or <em>GUTS<\/em>. But here, she\u2019s no longer simply screaming into the void: viewed within the album\u2019s wider narrative arc, the track arrives with a sharper degree of self-awareness, set against the helpless infatuation that precedes it and the catastrophic fallout still to come. It marks a clear progression from the raw volatility of her earlier records.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, there\u2019s \u201cwhat\u2019s wrong with me\u201d, the first-ever feature on a Rodrigo album, with vocals from The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith. The pair have an extensive history: Smith joined Rodrigo onstage at Glastonbury last year, they have gushed about each other in recent interviews, and Rodrigo pays homage to the English post-punk band throughout this latest project. So it\u2019s particularly powerful to hear the two meet on equal terms on \u201cwhat\u2019s wrong with me\u201d, layering their vocals into an intergenerational lament of heartbreak. It\u2019s here that the project\u2019s biggest achievement emerges: <em>YSPSFAGSIL<\/em> marks Rodrigo\u2019s ascent from student of great singer-songwriters to one herself.<\/p>\n<p><span>Below, we rank our five favourite tracks from Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s third album, <\/span><em><span>you seem pretty sad for a girl in love.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h1><span>5. \u201cHONEYBEE\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"60rlboK94mE\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/60rlboK94mE\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If <\/span><em><span>YSPSFAGSIL <\/span><\/em><span>is a movie (which it lowkey is), then \u201cHoneybee\u201d is Chekhov\u2019s Gun. It arrives while Rodrigo is in the throes of new love, but rather than unbridled joy, it\u2019s underwritten by a cold terror, telegraphing the tragedy to come and powerfully summing up the contradiction written into the project\u2019s title. With lyrics like \u201c<\/span><em><span>I hope I never see what your face looks like going \/ A face I swear that I could spend my whole life knowing<\/span><\/em><span>,\u201d the track plunges into the emotional depth that makes a love song truly great. During a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyRodrigo\/status\/2059310526098804877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2059310526098804877%7Ctwgr%5E65794ca6ac40b38a0c141914df73d217400b59f7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F666287-olivia-rodrigo-teases-wedding-song-on-upcoming-album-or3\"><span>recent interview<\/span><\/a><span>, Rodrigo shared that \u201cone of the songs on the record [\u2026] reminds me of a song that people would play at their weddings,\u201d and we think this is it.\u00a0<em>(SPM)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>4. \u201cSTUPID SONG\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"Rt9tW3cMLhI\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rt9tW3cMLhI\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Many Livies (myself included) were intrigued to see how Olivia \u2013 the high priestess of teen angst \u2013 would write about her first \u201cadult\u201d romantic relationship. We got our first taste of this new, happier era back in April with the release of the album opener, \u201cdrop dead\u201d, an effervescent love song about a perfect first date. Track two, \u201cstupid song\u201d, continues in a similar vein \u2013 but it\u2019s less rosy than \u201cdrop dead\u201d, shot through with fear and anxiety, capturing the head-scrambling, stomach-churning feeling of wanting someone \u2013 <\/span><em><span>badly<\/span><\/em><span>. In her recent Dazed cover interview, Rodrigo revealed the album\u2019s sound incorporated \u201cstring arrangements that are like your heart swelling, or the ups and downs of having a crush on someone\u201d, and nowhere is this clearer than on \u201cstupid song\u201d. Lyrics-wise, Olivia sounds giddy, excited, exhilarated \u2013 but also plagued with a niggling fear that things could go catastrophically wrong (\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/40181235\/Olivia-rodrigo-stupid-song\/Im-a-car-speeding-down-the-boulevard-without-a-brake\"><em><span>I\u2019m a car speeding down the boulevard without a brake<\/span><\/em><\/a><span>\u201d). With nailed-on lyrics like \u201c<\/span><em><span>I feel right, I feel wrong, I feel totally insane \/ And I want you more than any stupid song could ever say\u201d, <\/span><\/em><span>\u201cstupid song\u201d is an instant classic for anyone who has ever gone half-mad over a crush. <em>(SS)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>3. \u201cU + ME = &lt;3\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"p-YnaSsGsPU\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p-YnaSsGsPU\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>YSPSFAGIL <\/span><\/em><span>shines in its ability to situate emotional intensity within a wider complexity, and \u201cu + me = &lt;3\u201d (along with gloriously delulu subsequent track \u201cmy way\u201d) arrive at this narrative peak. Between its childlike, hand-drawn visualiser and naively loved-up lyrics like \u201c<\/span><em><span>I know everybody changes but I hope that we don\u2019t<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d and \u201c<\/span><em><span>Carve our names in the car seat leather<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d it finds Rodrigo in romcom levels of infatuation. But the kicker is, it doesn\u2019t last long. \u201cu + me = &lt;3\u201d is the equivalent of Romeo and Juliet kissing on the balcony, or Heathcliffe and Cathy embracing on the moors \u2013 it\u2019s so powerful because of everything that comes before and after.\u00a0<em>(SPM)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>2. \u201cWHAT\u2019S WRONG WITH ME FEAT. ROBERT SMITH\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"oOEGRpfitAg\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oOEGRpfitAg\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Over the last year, Olivia Rodrigo has lived out a fan-to-friend pipeline you\u2019d think could only exist in Wattpad stories. In her recent Dazed cover story, she described performing with Robert Smith at Glastonbury as \u201cone of the happiest and proudest moments\u201d of her career; last week, the duo took to the stage again at Primavera, this time to debut their song \u201cWhat\u2019s Wrong With Me\u201d. The track is a hazy heartbreak anthem about trying to pinpoint the root of your sadness \u2013 \u201c<em>went to the doctor and she said I was fine\u201d<\/em> \u2013 only to realise the relationship is the problem. On the chorus, they sing: \u201c<em>My head is spinning, and my stomach is sick \/ say I\u2019m in love, so it\u2019s hard to admit \/ I can\u2019t eat, I can\u2019t sleep \/ I think you\u2019re what\u2019s wrong with me<\/em>\u201d. On the album, the song sits in the second half, cushioned between slower, more introspective tracks. But Smith\u2019s verse breaks it out of the \u201csad girl pop\u201d box Rodrigo and her peers are so often placed in. If a 23-year-old pop star and a 67-year-old music legend from entirely different worlds can still be bound together by the universal language of heartbreak, then maybe it\u2019s simply a really good song. <em>(HD)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>1. \u201cMAGGOTS FOR BRAINS\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"lwiQSOaI_XE\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lwiQSOaI_XE\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>As Rodrigo told Dazed recently, she was going for an 1980s New Wave sound with this album, and we think this song is the strongest example of that, blended with her own distinct sensibility. While The Cure are an obvious touchstone, the guitar riff here reminds me more of early New Order (a song like<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hZXxmhok1AU\"> \u201cAge of Consent\u201d,<\/a><span> for example), and it works really well: the music has a bright, wistful, slightly giddy quality which contrasts with the darker lyrics. In other words, it sounds exactly like pining for someone you\u2019re crazy about, and despite lines like \u201c<em>everything feels mouldy like the fruit that\u2019s in my bridge<\/em>\u201d, I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s a <\/span><em><span>sad <\/span><\/em><span>song. 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Get The Drop<\/h1>\n<div class=\"meta-row\">\n<p class=\"meta\">Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"confirmation\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<p class=\"confirmation-title\">Thank you. You have been subscribed<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/privacy-policy\" class=\"meta-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\nPrivacy policy<br \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article-body wrapper\">\n<div class=\"dazed-gallery has-11-images \">\n<div class=\"inner\">\n<header>\n<div class=\"info\"><span class=\"heading\">Olivia Rodrigo &#8211; Summer <span class=\"nowrap\">2026 issue<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"gallery\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumbs\">\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/0\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"DC292_Olivia Rodrigo_3x4_11\" class=\"img\" height=\"1911\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-129-2867-1911\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/6\/1446537.jpg\" width=\"2867\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/1\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-314-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445962.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/2\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-108-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445961.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/3\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-533-904-602\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445957.jpg\" width=\"904\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/4\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-419-1035-690\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445958.jpg\" width=\"1035\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/gallery\/37075\/5\/olivia-rodrigo-summer-2026-issue\"><span class=\"has-css-custom-props image-container\" data-aspect-ratio-type=\"landscape\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Olivia Rodrigo \" class=\"img\" height=\"1079\" src=\"https:\/\/images-prod.dazeddigital.com\/320\/0-0-1618-1079\/azure\/dazed-prod\/1440\/5\/1445960.jpg\" width=\"1618\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gallery-footer\">Gallery \/ 11 images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>In the run-up to today\u2019s release, a lot has been made of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/music\/article\/70335\/1\/olivia-rodrigo-dazed-summer-2026-action-issue-album-interview\">Dazed cover star<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/olivia-rodrigo\">Olivia Rodrigo<\/a>\u2019s decision to forego her usual four-letter, all-caps album titles for the mouthful that is <\/span><em><span>you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love<\/span><\/em><span>. But, having now heard the full project, the pivot makes perfect sense. Rodrigo\u2019s bread and butter heartbreak anthems are still very much present here, but she now approaches them with maturity and a level of distance \u2013 situating these emotional payoffs within a wider sonic and narrative complexity. It\u2019s a masterclass in storytelling, but perhaps the most compelling story of all comes from watching Rodrigo\u2019s artistic development play out in real time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span>YSPSFAGSIL<\/span><\/em> is an album told in two halves: the first charts her bright, headlong descent into love; the second captures the illusion-shattering reality that comes before a breakup. In true Rodrigo fashion, gut-punching lyrics abound \u2013 <em>\u201cSometimes at a low point, I even wish for tragedy \/ \u2019Cause I know he\u2019d come over and take real good care of me\u201d<\/em> \u2013 while she wears her influences proudly across the record\u2019s 50-minute runtime, her longest yet. The album moves between yearning acoustic-pop ballads like \u201choneybee\u201d and \u201cbegged\u201d, and the neon-coloured New Wave tones of English bands like <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dazeddigital.com\/the-cure\">The Cure<\/a><\/span> and Siouxsie and the Banshees on \u201cmaggots for brains\u201d and \u201cu + me = &lt;3\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the clearest example of Rodrigo\u2019s growth here is \u201cmy way\u201d, a rebellious post-punk belter that casts her as raging against a girl she perceives to be stealing her man. On the surface, it could slot easily into either <em>SOUR<\/em> or <em>GUTS<\/em>. But here, she\u2019s no longer simply screaming into the void: viewed within the album\u2019s wider narrative arc, the track arrives with a sharper degree of self-awareness, set against the helpless infatuation that precedes it and the catastrophic fallout still to come. It marks a clear progression from the raw volatility of her earlier records.<\/p>\n<p>And, of course, there\u2019s \u201cwhat\u2019s wrong with me\u201d, the first-ever feature on a Rodrigo album, with vocals from The Cure\u2019s Robert Smith. The pair have an extensive history: Smith joined Rodrigo onstage at Glastonbury last year, they have gushed about each other in recent interviews, and Rodrigo pays homage to the English post-punk band throughout this latest project. So it\u2019s particularly powerful to hear the two meet on equal terms on \u201cwhat\u2019s wrong with me\u201d, layering their vocals into an intergenerational lament of heartbreak. It\u2019s here that the project\u2019s biggest achievement emerges: <em>YSPSFAGSIL<\/em> marks Rodrigo\u2019s ascent from student of great singer-songwriters to one herself.<\/p>\n<p><span>Below, we rank our five favourite tracks from Olivia Rodrigo\u2019s third album, <\/span><em><span>you seem pretty sad for a girl in love.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<h1><span>5. \u201cHONEYBEE\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"60rlboK94mE\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/60rlboK94mE\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>If <\/span><em><span>YSPSFAGSIL <\/span><\/em><span>is a movie (which it lowkey is), then \u201cHoneybee\u201d is Chekhov\u2019s Gun. It arrives while Rodrigo is in the throes of new love, but rather than unbridled joy, it\u2019s underwritten by a cold terror, telegraphing the tragedy to come and powerfully summing up the contradiction written into the project\u2019s title. With lyrics like \u201c<\/span><em><span>I hope I never see what your face looks like going \/ A face I swear that I could spend my whole life knowing<\/span><\/em><span>,\u201d the track plunges into the emotional depth that makes a love song truly great. During a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DailyRodrigo\/status\/2059310526098804877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2059310526098804877%7Ctwgr%5E65794ca6ac40b38a0c141914df73d217400b59f7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F666287-olivia-rodrigo-teases-wedding-song-on-upcoming-album-or3\"><span>recent interview<\/span><\/a><span>, Rodrigo shared that \u201cone of the songs on the record [\u2026] reminds me of a song that people would play at their weddings,\u201d and we think this is it.\u00a0<em>(SPM)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>4. \u201cSTUPID SONG\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"Rt9tW3cMLhI\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Rt9tW3cMLhI\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Many Livies (myself included) were intrigued to see how Olivia \u2013 the high priestess of teen angst \u2013 would write about her first \u201cadult\u201d romantic relationship. We got our first taste of this new, happier era back in April with the release of the album opener, \u201cdrop dead\u201d, an effervescent love song about a perfect first date. Track two, \u201cstupid song\u201d, continues in a similar vein \u2013 but it\u2019s less rosy than \u201cdrop dead\u201d, shot through with fear and anxiety, capturing the head-scrambling, stomach-churning feeling of wanting someone \u2013 <\/span><em><span>badly<\/span><\/em><span>. In her recent Dazed cover interview, Rodrigo revealed the album\u2019s sound incorporated \u201cstring arrangements that are like your heart swelling, or the ups and downs of having a crush on someone\u201d, and nowhere is this clearer than on \u201cstupid song\u201d. Lyrics-wise, Olivia sounds giddy, excited, exhilarated \u2013 but also plagued with a niggling fear that things could go catastrophically wrong (\u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/40181235\/Olivia-rodrigo-stupid-song\/Im-a-car-speeding-down-the-boulevard-without-a-brake\"><em><span>I\u2019m a car speeding down the boulevard without a brake<\/span><\/em><\/a><span>\u201d). With nailed-on lyrics like \u201c<\/span><em><span>I feel right, I feel wrong, I feel totally insane \/ And I want you more than any stupid song could ever say\u201d, <\/span><\/em><span>\u201cstupid song\u201d is an instant classic for anyone who has ever gone half-mad over a crush. <em>(SS)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>3. \u201cU + ME = &lt;3\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"p-YnaSsGsPU\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p-YnaSsGsPU\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><em><span>YSPSFAGIL <\/span><\/em><span>shines in its ability to situate emotional intensity within a wider complexity, and \u201cu + me = &lt;3\u201d (along with gloriously delulu subsequent track \u201cmy way\u201d) arrive at this narrative peak. Between its childlike, hand-drawn visualiser and naively loved-up lyrics like \u201c<\/span><em><span>I know everybody changes but I hope that we don\u2019t<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d and \u201c<\/span><em><span>Carve our names in the car seat leather<\/span><\/em><span>\u201d it finds Rodrigo in romcom levels of infatuation. But the kicker is, it doesn\u2019t last long. \u201cu + me = &lt;3\u201d is the equivalent of Romeo and Juliet kissing on the balcony, or Heathcliffe and Cathy embracing on the moors \u2013 it\u2019s so powerful because of everything that comes before and after.\u00a0<em>(SPM)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>2. \u201cWHAT\u2019S WRONG WITH ME FEAT. ROBERT SMITH\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"oOEGRpfitAg\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oOEGRpfitAg\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>Over the last year, Olivia Rodrigo has lived out a fan-to-friend pipeline you\u2019d think could only exist in Wattpad stories. In her recent Dazed cover story, she described performing with Robert Smith at Glastonbury as \u201cone of the happiest and proudest moments\u201d of her career; last week, the duo took to the stage again at Primavera, this time to debut their song \u201cWhat\u2019s Wrong With Me\u201d. The track is a hazy heartbreak anthem about trying to pinpoint the root of your sadness \u2013 \u201c<em>went to the doctor and she said I was fine\u201d<\/em> \u2013 only to realise the relationship is the problem. On the chorus, they sing: \u201c<em>My head is spinning, and my stomach is sick \/ say I\u2019m in love, so it\u2019s hard to admit \/ I can\u2019t eat, I can\u2019t sleep \/ I think you\u2019re what\u2019s wrong with me<\/em>\u201d. On the album, the song sits in the second half, cushioned between slower, more introspective tracks. But Smith\u2019s verse breaks it out of the \u201csad girl pop\u201d box Rodrigo and her peers are so often placed in. If a 23-year-old pop star and a 67-year-old music legend from entirely different worlds can still be bound together by the universal language of heartbreak, then maybe it\u2019s simply a really good song. <em>(HD)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<h1><span>1. \u201cMAGGOTS FOR BRAINS\u201d<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"src-youtube video-container embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"media-youtube\" data-id=\"lwiQSOaI_XE\"><span class=\"preserve-aspect-ratio\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder height=\"422\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lwiQSOaI_XE\" webkitallowfullscreen width=\"750\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embed-content\" data-embed-type=\"raw-html\">\n<p><span>As Rodrigo told Dazed recently, she was going for an 1980s New Wave sound with this album, and we think this song is the strongest example of that, blended with her own distinct sensibility. While The Cure are an obvious touchstone, the guitar riff here reminds me more of early New Order (a song like<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hZXxmhok1AU\"> \u201cAge of Consent\u201d,<\/a><span> for example), and it works really well: the music has a bright, wistful, slightly giddy quality which contrasts with the darker lyrics. In other words, it sounds exactly like pining for someone you\u2019re crazy about, and despite lines like \u201c<em>everything feels mouldy like the fruit that\u2019s in my bridge<\/em>\u201d, I wouldn\u2019t say it\u2019s a <\/span><em><span>sad <\/span><\/em><span>song. 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