Olivia Rodrigo - Guts [Black Vinyl LP, Gatefold]

Olivia Rodrigo sharpened her writing on GUTS, turning the breakup fallout and public scrutiny of SOUR into something more reactive, sarcastic, and self-questioning. The album moves quickly between confrontation and vulnerability, which is part of what makes it hit so hard on songs like "all-american bitch," "bad idea right?," and "vampire." On black vinyl, it remains the clearest single-LP version of the album that pushed her sound further into pop rock without losing the emotional directness that made her first record land so widely.

The tracklist is packed with songs that pivot hard from one emotional angle to another. "all-american bitch" opens with a false sense of calm before breaking into something louder and more volatile, "bad idea right?" turns reckless judgment into a chant-along hook, and "vampire" slows everything down into one of the album's most cutting performances. Elsewhere, "ballad of a homeschooled girl," "get him back!," and "love is embarrassing" keep the writing sharp, fast, and uncomfortable in a way that fits the album's title perfectly.

This black vinyl pressing keeps the physical presentation straightforward: a gatefold jacket with a printed inner sleeve on the standard LP edition. That suits GUTS well, because the album already has a strong identity in its sequencing, song titles, and pacing without needing an elaborate variant concept to carry it. For listeners who want the core album on vinyl, this black LP puts the focus where it belongs, on the songs themselves.

• Format: Vinyl LP
• Standout tracks: "all-american bitch," "bad idea right?," "vampire," "get him back!"
• Pressing details: Standard black vinyl, gatefold jacket, printed inner sleeve
• Genre/style: Pop Rock, Alt-Pop, Power Pop, Indie Pop
• UPC: 602455977625

What separates GUTS from a lot of major pop follow-ups is how often Olivia Rodrigo lets the songs stay messy, defensive, funny, or openly irritated instead of smoothing everything into a single mood. That gives the record a stronger personality on repeat listens, whether the pull is toward the sting of "the grudge," the rush of "bad idea right?," or the closing weight of "teenage dream." On vinyl, that full run still feels tight, immediate, and easy to return to.

* The Spotify track list may not exactly represent the tracks and audio of this LP edition.

Track List:

Side A:

1. All-American Bitch
2. Bad Idea Right?
3. Vampire
4. Lacy
5. Ballad Of A Homeschooled Girl
6. Making The Bed
7. Logical

Side B:

1. Get Him Back!
2. Love Is Embarrassing
3. The Grudge
4. Pretty Isn’t Pretty
5. Teenage Dream
6. Obsessed