Sour
by Olivia Rodrigo
  • Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: May 21, 2021
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1336 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,075 out of 1336
  2. Mixed: 63 out of 1336
  3. Negative: 198 out of 1336
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  1. Heiscruel13
    Sep 10, 2023
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ysuhshshshhshsususushshjdusjdhdhdjjsisisisjdndjuxuxjxjdnjdjduxjdjdjdjsjshhh… Expand
  2. LanaDiva
    Sep 7, 2023
    0
    Weird and offensive singing. To put it exaggeratedly, "good 4 u" is contemporary Alanis Morissette, "brutal" is L7 collision Sky Ferreira, "drivers license" is blocked by PJ Harvey, "deja vu" assembles Laurie Anderson robot sound effects and Annie Clark traces Cruel in the darkroom Summer, "happier" is billie eillish singing La Vie en Rose, and "jealousy, jealousy" pays homage to the greatWeird and offensive singing. To put it exaggeratedly, "good 4 u" is contemporary Alanis Morissette, "brutal" is L7 collision Sky Ferreira, "drivers license" is blocked by PJ Harvey, "deja vu" assembles Laurie Anderson robot sound effects and Annie Clark traces Cruel in the darkroom Summer, "happier" is billie eillish singing La Vie en Rose, and "jealousy, jealousy" pays homage to the great toilet song ME! While calling back Nirvana, "1 step forward, 3 steps back" pays homage to Joni Mitchell via Taylor Swift's playground piano, and hope ur ok is an Adrianne Lenker indie-folk classic. On the surface, the pop music texture that huge resources are poured into can span from 60s folk to 70s punk to 90s grunge to 10s electronic pop and 20s emo, but at its core, it is like a family soap opera that lasts for hundreds of episodes and is full of youthful reversal and bloodshed. , filtering out all the nutrients of independent music. It doesn't matter whether she looks like Lorde, Taylor, or Avril, because the first step in creating a new star is to replicate past success under the standard of "I hate every song I write." Katy Perry copied Avril, Lady Gaga copied Bowie, and copying is not a fault. The fault is in endlessly replicating immediate success because of it. The result is that the entire album is devoted to discussing the love triangle and all its derivatives - whether it's anger, sadness, jealousy, curses, letting go, blessings. Its deepest point is "I hope you're happy but don't be happier". This beautiful retelling of the self-deceptive Someone Like You completely sinks the youth ballad into the stratum of scar literature. How popular she is represents how precise the manufacturing process of the star-making factory is. From the current point of view, mismatched fire is not a hidden danger, but lack of talent continuity and difficulty in highlighting personal characteristics are.… Expand
  3. critic0277
    Jul 12, 2023
    0
    This album is bad, we don’t have any highlights on the album, the best track is the acoustic guitar song “Enough For You”, the album is a copy of Taylor Swift’s and Jack Antonoff work but in a really bad way, we can say that the biggest hit “Drivers License” didn’t age well, and the response song “Skin” is way better than Rodrigo’s song. The worst track is “Brutal”, “Good 4(for) U”,This album is bad, we don’t have any highlights on the album, the best track is the acoustic guitar song “Enough For You”, the album is a copy of Taylor Swift’s and Jack Antonoff work but in a really bad way, we can say that the biggest hit “Drivers License” didn’t age well, and the response song “Skin” is way better than Rodrigo’s song. The worst track is “Brutal”, “Good 4(for) U”, “Jealousy, Jealousy”, and “Happier” all of those tracks have cringe lyrics and bad production.

    0/10

    Best track: Enough For You
    Worst tracks: ‘Good 4 U’, “Brutal’, ‘Jealousy, Jealousy’, and ‘Happier’.    … Expand
  4. Neske
    Jul 1, 2023
    0
    Yet antoher bland pop album.
    I know soooo many f ing pop songs and they are all the same!
    Just a copy after a copy after a copy...
    Trash, f the pop genre!
  5. luixs_m28
    Jun 23, 2023
    0
    Such a bad album, she should really go back to Disneychanel. By the way, people who consider good 4 you should kts
  6. ray32
    Nov 5, 2022
    0
    Even poyola could not save her. This album is like GAYLE and Leah Kate -- cringe.
  7. 0987
    Oct 25, 2022
    0
    Very childish. I get it, she recorded this when she was 18, but does this album REALLY deserves to be critically acclaimed? For what? For her frustration in 12 songs over her ex-boyfriend that dumped her? For Pete's sake.
  8. aleom_hx
    Sep 18, 2022
    3
    3.8/10
    This is the most shameless album, a large number of songs are sampled without adding any decoration, and it is also particularly obvious. The melody of the song is good just because the original sample is good. Olivia is clearly unable to create music independently and have no innovation.
  9. deoxyman
    Aug 22, 2022
    0
    a weak debut. it was too short and it's always about a mysterious boy who we all know who. It was such a hater, ''i''m not like other girls'' type of album and it almost made me want to vomit.
  10. submnibiriyae
    May 20, 2022
    0
    **** ALBUM. It sucks. A little girl trying to do things… GO HOME AND LEAVE MUSIC.
  11. partystart098
    May 9, 2022
    1
    This album is incredibly overrated + overhyped. "driver's license", "hope ur ok", and "traitor" are the only good songs on the album. The rest are just blatant garbage. She has also ripped off other artists, from Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish to Paramore and Radiohead. This honestly feels like a cash grab with an ugly cover. No idea why she skyrocketed to fame all across the globe inThis album is incredibly overrated + overhyped. "driver's license", "hope ur ok", and "traitor" are the only good songs on the album. The rest are just blatant garbage. She has also ripped off other artists, from Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish to Paramore and Radiohead. This honestly feels like a cash grab with an ugly cover. No idea why she skyrocketed to fame all across the globe in January of last year.… Expand
  12. Atih27srah05
    Dec 18, 2021
    1
    The driving license was good but the rest of the album is just tit-bits from other popular songs and crafted as "inspired"......
    Adding label pushed to radio and Spotify playlisting...and controversies throughout the year.....nothing artistic about the whole album as claimed... it's just a teenager crying for the broken heart and copy-pasting words from others
  13. comebackbehere
    Nov 27, 2021
    0
    so disappointed. honestly dont understand why olviia rodirgo skyrocketed to fame in january. sour sucks and is so unoriginal she stole melodies and progressions and a ton of other stuff from famous artists like taylor swift, billie eilish, paramore, elvis costello, and more. she really cant just do one thing right. and her stupid fans went after joshua bassett and sabrina carpenter andso disappointed. honestly dont understand why olviia rodirgo skyrocketed to fame in january. sour sucks and is so unoriginal she stole melodies and progressions and a ton of other stuff from famous artists like taylor swift, billie eilish, paramore, elvis costello, and more. she really cant just do one thing right. and her stupid fans went after joshua bassett and sabrina carpenter and even sent them death threats and she didnt do a thing. the album was just skips and dont even get me started on the album cover. fix your voice, vocals, songs, originality, production, and literally everything else olivia and dont think you can sing cuz you cant. you shouldve just been a mcdonalds worker. she cant act or sing would not recommend ever. dont listen unless you want to have your eardrums broken . dont waste 35 minutes of your life. her lyrics don't connect and she did such a bad job for a debut album. the bridges and choruses and verses and everything just suck. olivia rodrigo doesnt deserve sh*t and neither does this album.… Expand
  14. Muhamedmu
    Nov 16, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. PlmnmlplmnmloknbjiuhvbjioonnmllpoknbjiuhhvbnmppoihhvcggytfxzdttygfcxzsreawefxxfghhcfghhbbbbPlmnkoijbchiytfdsfghhhhhhhhhhhfffggggghhhhgggggfdcc… Expand
  15. KyawMinThu
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. **** Album **** Song **** Track **** Lyric Buuuuuu I Don't Like This **** You Don't Need To Listen This Album is Really ****… Expand
  16. Mimicu2-
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    I think she has a nice voice but the songs sound too heavily influenced by other artists. I get the whole being inspired by others but in her case it feels like a bit much. Also, the way sp*tify pushed her music felt so unnatural that it made her look like an industry plant.
  17. Xiaomingwu
    Oct 22, 2021
    1
    bad bad and once again bad, very toxic album i don’t recommend to listen to it
  18. YEEZYFLESHLIGHT
    Oct 13, 2021
    0
    "from san nigro" sounds racially motivated to me ngl carti would never SLATT!
  19. nizzonline_
    Sep 23, 2021
    0
    I do not enjoy the premature writing, and the album overall sounds a bit dated. Doesn't lives to it's hype.
  20. Maximrex
    Aug 28, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Переоценённый детский альбом для тех, у кого отношения в 12 лет.
    Если музыку the chainsmokers называют "говном", то этот альбом "говно в квадрате". Даже вокал таггарда звучит мягче и текста серьёзнее)
    Worst album of 2021    … Expand
  21. Artfuis129
    Aug 27, 2021
    0
    Horrível, álbum com todas as faixas sampleadas, não há inovação, além de ser um álbum feito exclusivamente para adolescentes com o único intuito de vender e chartear.
  22. tyrelle0
    Aug 25, 2021
    0
    It's just full of songs about heartbreak, and ngl, everything sounds the same and gives the same thoughts over and over.
  23. manheshus
    Aug 24, 2021
    0
    What did this album give? this album is very much overrated, most of the songs are so shallow. Sour's all about the "aesthetics" and not really about the music. Also, it's trying so hard to be all of Taylor's era at once and fails to tell a story. I wish Olivia wrote a much more heartfelt album to introduce herself to the industry than mid-sounding music that's not gonna last a long timeWhat did this album give? this album is very much overrated, most of the songs are so shallow. Sour's all about the "aesthetics" and not really about the music. Also, it's trying so hard to be all of Taylor's era at once and fails to tell a story. I wish Olivia wrote a much more heartfelt album to introduce herself to the industry than mid-sounding music that's not gonna last a long time and is solely based around a boy.… Expand
  24. PatrickEyestar
    Aug 15, 2021
    0
    The Album sonically was great but lyrically it's so bitter and no moral lesson
  25. Aredsong15
    Aug 14, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Meu Deus... Muito OVERRATED, Driver's license carrega esse álbum nas costas .. E Déjà Vu é boazinha mas não gostei desse álbum no geral.. Dá vontade de dormir sério… Expand
  26. Decy
    Aug 7, 2021
    0
    It's so bad like she's trying to do something but isn't original or new at all
  27. rymll
    Aug 6, 2021
    0
    effortless album, immature lyrics. about heartbroken sh*ts.
    I don't appreciate this kind of album tho. the production is not to great and her voice is so common tho. it's good But not great than what i expect.
  28. erikadizon
    Aug 1, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. all songs sound the same. same whispering. same production. too many key changes. and pretentious lyrics.

    Lorde wannabe and Melodrama wannabe.    … Expand
  29. Caina
    May 21, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Péssimo !! As músicas parecem a mesma... Não tem diversidade de conteúdo. Álbum genérico.… Expand
  30. Alexanataliag
    Jul 30, 2021
    0
    It’s not that good I expected more because the people was talk a lot but it’s
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83

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. AllMusic
    May 28, 2021
    80
    Her combination of sweet melodies and bitter moods, her conversational flow, and her self-awareness are all skills many songwriters twice her age would love to call their own, and they make Sour a well-rounded emotional journey and strong debut album.
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  2. PopMatters
    May 25, 2021
    70
    Sour, for the most part, is a pop album that dips its toes into the alt-pop and bedroom pop subgenres, specifically spending most of its time in the latter. ... Rodrigo's lo-fi deep cuts that were made in the shadow of "Drivers License" can sound a bit repetitive. Her craft as a songwriter is especially evident on tracks like "Enough For You", "Happier", or "Hope Ur Ok", but the acoustic complexion these songs were going for could have benefitted from a bit more background noise.
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  3. Exclaim
    May 25, 2021
    80
    By the end of the album, Rodrigo has established her voice and showed listeners that she's not afraid to be vulnerable. SOUR is a strong debut that vividly illustrates the beautiful chaos of being inside a teenage girl's brain.
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