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Review: Olivia Rodrigo's "expectations" is a bitter new wave standout on her third album

By

Tom Breihan

8h ago· 11 min readenReview

Summary

A music review of Olivia Rodrigo's third album "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love," focusing on the standout track "expectations" (Track 12), described as a pulsing new wave rager with electro-pop influences. The review highlights Rodrigo's evolving sound, including an icy vocal detachment and bitter lyrical tone, while comparing the track's bassline to Devo and the Human League.

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Track 12 is an almighty fucking banger.
"expectations," the penultimate song on Rodrigo's third full-length you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, is a pulsing new wave rager that's incandescent in its bitterness.
The electro-pop bassline evokes Devo and the Human League.
Rodrigo's voice takes on an icy detachment that I haven't heard from her before, as she takes some loser apart.
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Here’s the main thing I want you to know about Olivia Rodrigo’s new album: Track 12 is an almighty fucking banger. “expectations,” the penultimate song on Rodrigo’s third full-length you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, is a pulsing new wave rager t

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