Her and co-writer/producer Daniel Nigro’s take on pop-punk is only a little more than half of the picture here, of course, as piano-based ballads in the realm of “Drivers License” still play a significant part in the picture. The Rolling Stones’ long-awaited comeback single was supposed to be the rock event of the week, but don’t be sure it isn’t “Guts,” which has all the glory, guitars and impertinent spirit you might need out of a record at the moment, whether you’re closer to her generation or theirs. The word “rock” is not used inadvisably here. One of the year’s canniest, most delightful albums, again? Of course it is. Two years of maturation have not done anything to put a dent in how much accomplished and rocking fun her music was right out of the gate. “Guts,” her second album, does feel at times like “Sour, Too” - a picking-up-right-where-we-left-off extension of her Grammy-winning 2021 debut - but that can only be counted as a good thing, if the spark is still there. It’s not something Olivia Rodrigo has to worry about. A sophomore jinx would be a terrible thing to suffer before you’re old enough to have a legal drink to slug down the disappointment.
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