SOUR [VINYL]

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Rachel Aroesti of The Guardian said Sour is polished "pop euphoria" that processes anger, jealousy and bewilderment, and is "one of the most gratifyingly undignified breakup albums ever made", but nevertheless, majority of it follows the style of "Drivers License", resulting in a lovely and thoughtful but unadventurous record. At the 64th Annual Grammy Awards, Sour and "Drivers License" won Best Pop Vocal Album and Pop Solo Performance, respectively; Rodrigo won Best New Artist as well. Billboard remarked how "Traitor" registered impressive sales and streaming tallies for an album track.

Photographed by Grant Spanier, [49] the standard cover artwork of Sour depicts Rodrigo standing against a purple backdrop, wearing a fuzzy pale pink tank top and checkered bottoms.

However, she stated that Rodrigo is "more invested in content than in craft" at moments, settling for simple rhymes, self-evident phrasing, and a do-it-yourself recording quality that exposes imperfections in Rodrigo's voice. Regarding the album "a youthful tour through heartbreak angst" that weakens only when it "plays too safe", DIY's Jenessa Williams thought that Rodrigo's "truly soars" when she heads strong, rather than victimizing herself in "bitterness". The film was described as "the ultimate alternative prom experience", after Rodrigo herself graduated high school recently.

This is similar to an international exclusive pressing, Sour, housed in the Target gatefold, and sold in the USA through Target. Popsugar observed that Rodrigo is also wearing a ring in the cover artwork, identical to a ring that Taylor Swift had gifted her earlier. PopSugar observed that Rodrigo is also wearing a ring in the cover artwork, identical to a ring that Taylor Swift had gifted her earlier. An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Matthew Dillon Cohen, was uploaded to Rodrigo's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release. She has expressed excitement for a potential upcoming tour in support of the album after the COVID-19 pandemic ends.In the evening of May 20, 2021, Rodrigo is set to appear on YouTube's live-stream of the official premiere party of Sour, as an episode for the platform's Released series. For anyone wondering if they have the US or EU version, check the "inner-ring" (not sure the exact name) on side B, and if it says "Made in Germany" it's the European version.

The two asterisks indicated hidden characters, and the two letters “OR” referenced Olivia’s initials. On April 13, Rodrigo teased the album's title, and subsequently, revealed the album's title as Sour, posted its track listing and cover artwork on the same day. Following her rise to prominence, Rodrigo stated that she would be releasing a studio album instead of an EP, [8] after she felt unsatisfied with the scope of a shorter project when only a full-length album would be "truly reflective of what [she] can do". On the New Zealand Albums Chart, Sour arrived at number one, [170] aside five of its songs reaching the top 10 of the New Zealand Singles Chart; "Good 4 U", "Deja Vu", "Traitor", "Drivers License" and "Brutal" charted at numbers 1, 3, 5, 7 and 8, respectively. million units in the US, [148] making it the best-selling album of 2021 by a female artist so far, and second overall, behind Dangerous: The Double Album.

The song has "thrashy [ sic]" guitars, and was reported to be a "teen-angst tirade" and "[a] desire to defy any pop expectations that have been placed upon [Rodrigo] by fans, friends, executives, or exes".