Good Idea, Right?
Of Course, Olivia Rodrigo Isn't Making A Straight-Up Love Album
The singer has announced new music, and there will be sad girl songs.
Rest assured, everyone: Olivia Rodrigo, patron saint of sad girl anthems, is going to keep making them. On April 2, the singer announced her new album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, after weeks of teasing and several hints that her third studio album would be about falling in love. But of course, that wasn’t exactly the case.
In March, Rodrigo unveiled a Los Angeles mural with her new logo, which was gradually repainted from her signature purple hue to lighter shades until it turned a blush pink. On the final day, she simply added the word “Love” to the mural and included a similar teaser in the new issue of British Vogue, prompting fans to speculate that she named her new album Love, following the four-letter titles of Sour and Guts.
However, when fans called the hotline listed on her website, Rodrigo warned that they weren’t getting the full picture. “Waiting for your destiny may feel like watching paint dry, but your patience will be rewarded soon,” she teased, nodding to her mural. “You may think you have all the answers, but the universe has more to share. The writing is on the wall, but the first message may not paint the full picture. Trust your intuition. Expect true clarity and renewal just after the pink moon.”
Sure enough, after the pink moon reached its peak illumination on the night of April 1, Rodrigo cleared her Instagram page and revealed her true album title, stating that you seem pretty sad... will be released on June 12.
She also shared the album artwork, which shows Rodrigo flipped upside down on a playground swing, joining the ranks of pop girls with aerial covers (yes, a very important distinction). “I am so proud of this record and I can’t wait for you to hear it,” she wrote, adding that the album is now available for pre-order on her website.
Rodrigo first previewed the album in her cover story with British Vogue, explaining that it was “a creative challenge to write from a joyful place,” which was partly due to her relationship with actor Louis Partridge (no word on whether those breakup rumors are true). “When you’re experiencing that you’re connected to someone, or feeling really good, you’re not in your head thinking about bittersweet poems,” she said.
As a result, Rodrigo described the album as full of “sad love songs,” stating, “I realized all my favorite romantic love songs were beautiful because they had a tinge of fear or yearning in them.”
