Olivia Rodrigo’s third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, is out now. It marks her first full-length release since Guts four years ago, and arrives after two months of carefully staggered singles.
The 13-track record is structured like a vinyl sides narrative: the first six songs, grouped as the “Girl So in Love” half, lean into anxiety-ridden love songs, while the remaining seven fall under the “You Seem Pretty Sad” title, mapping the aftermath of a relationship’s collapse.
Rodrigo previewed the album with the synth-forward “Drop Dead” and the acoustic “The Cure,” each accompanied by a polished music video—the former shot at Versailles, the latter using stop-motion as she played a nurse. Live previews followed: she performed “Begged” solo and debuted the Robert Smith collaboration “What’s Wrong With Me?” alongside the Cure frontman at Primavera Sound. That pairing underscores a deliberate New Wave and Cure influence across the album, with Eighties synths threaded through the production.
The release sets up a long touring cycle. Rodrigo’s Unraveled world tour begins this fall, taking in 65 dates across North America and Europe.
