Star-Crossed

With her debut album 'Sour,' Olivia Rodrigo redefined the boundaries of success for a new artist — an achievement that alone already earns the LP the title of pop album of the year.

Unlike its predecessor, the new album is not a manifestation of love and its endless beauty, but instead, offers a 48-minute account of its dying breaths — and a detailed narration of the grief that inevitably follows.