Review: Olivia Rodrigo's "expectations" is a bitter new wave standout on her third album
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Tom Breihan
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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.
Key quotes
· 4 pulledTrack 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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