Blood and ‘Guts’: Everything we know about Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album

If you got déjà vu nowadays, it is most likely due to the fact Olivia Rodrigo is making ready to release a further album.

The pop musician on Monday unveiled the title and release day of her highly anticipated sophomore album, which is scheduled to get there less than three yrs soon after her debut history dominated the charts and catapulted her to super-stardom. Rodrigo’s 2nd LP, “Guts,” arrives out Sept. 8.

“For me, this album is about increasing pains and making an attempt to figure out who I am at this stage in my lifestyle,” the 20-yr-previous singer-songwriter from Temecula explained Monday in a assertion.

“I sense like I grew 10 decades among the ages of 18 and 20 — it was these kinds of an extreme interval of awkwardness and adjust. I feel that’s all just a normal part of advancement, and ideally the album reflects that.”

Titled “Vampire,” the direct solitary of Rodrigo’s forthcoming album is set to launch on Friday. Rodrigo’s label, Geffen Information, billed the song as a reflection of the vocalist’s “increased maturity and bold self esteem,” in a press release.

Geffen also unveiled the album artwork for “Guts,” which depicts Rodrigo lying on the floor, biting her thumb and putting on 4 silver rings that spell out the title of the record. The backdrop is a marginally further shade of purple than that of her first album.

“So thrilled about this new album and this new chapter,” Rodrigo wrote Monday on her Instagram Tale.

“I can’t thank you fellas plenty of for all of your help and enthusiasm. Making this album was quite challenging, really exciting, and really satisfying. I simply cannot wait for it to be yours.”

In May possibly 2021, Rodrigo’s freshman album, “Sour,” debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart soon after her 1st solitary, “Drivers License,” shattered streaming records and designed her an right away feeling. (Just before “Drivers License,” Rodrigo was principally recognized for her operate as a child actor on Disney Channel and in “High Faculty Musical: The Musical: The Series,” for which she penned multiple initial songs.)

Pursuing the release of “Sour,” Rodrigo was nominated for 7 Grammy Awards. At 19 years previous, she gained the Grammys for pop vocal album (“Sour”), pop solo performance (“Drivers License”) and greatest new artist.

Both equally “Vampire” and “Guts” — which reunite Rodrigo with “Sour” producer Daniel Nigro — are available to pre-conserve on Spotify and Apple Audio. Actual physical copies — CDs, cassettes and vinyl data — can be pre-ordered on Rodrigo’s web site.