Olivia Rodrigo Said In A Letter To Her Fans That "Mistakes" And "Confusion" Inspired Her New Album
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Olivia Rodrigo is back. Well, not that she ever really left.
The 20-year-old singer has been living life at great speed since she dropped her critically acclaimed and hit debut album, Sour, in May of 2021.
Since then, she's won three Grammy awards, said goodbye to her starring role on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, and toured North America and Europe.
After a few life-changing years, Olivia is returning with her sophomore album, which she announced on Monday.
The record is titled Guts, and it drops on Sept. 8.
Olivia also revealed the album title and artwork in a newsletter to her fans, where she discussed the inspiration behind the new record.
Namely, most of Guts was written when Olivia was 19 years old. (She turned 20 in February.)
"I made the bulk of this album during my 19th year on this earth. a year that, for me, was filled with lots of confusion, mistakes, awkwardness & good old fashioned teen angst," she wrote.
Olivia didn't delve into specifics about her life last year, but she elaborated on the influence for the record in a separate statement.
"For me, this album is about growing pains and trying to figure out who I am at this point in my life,” she said in a statement, according to Pitchfork. “I feel like I grew 10 years between the ages of 18 and 20 — it was such an intense period of awkwardness and change. I think that’s all just a natural part of growth, and hopefully the album reflects that.”
Olivia also shared a few more thoughts in an Instagram story on Monday, saying making the new album "was very daunting, very fun, and very fulfilling."
