Olivia Rodrigo creates a bubble-gum rock masterpiece

"Guts" is the inevitable what-hath-fame-wrought album from Olivia Rodrigo that pulls from emo, new wave, shoegaze, even Beastie Boys-style rap-rock, to showcase her strong emotional presence.
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