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Review: Olivia Rodrigo spills her ‘Guts’ on a bubble-gum-rock masterpiece

When Olivia Rodrigo has big, messy feelings to process, she tends to do it behind the wheel. That’s where the singer-songwriter set “Drivers License,” the instant-smash breakup ballad that two years ago vaulted her from a teenage gig in the Disney universe to A-list pop stardom complete with a quadruple-platinum debut and a Grammy Award for best new artist. And now it’s where she finds herself ...
Olivia Rodrigo performs during the Brit Awards 2021 at the O2 Arena in London on May 11, 2021.

When Olivia Rodrigo has big, messy feelings to process, she tends to do it behind the wheel.

That’s where the singer-songwriter set “Drivers License,” the instant-smash breakup ballad that two years ago vaulted her from a teenage gig in the Disney universe to A-list pop stardom complete with a quadruple-platinum debut and a Grammy Award for best new artist.

And now it’s where she finds herself in “Making the Bed,” a hazy lament that arrives halfway through her knockout of a second album, “Guts.”

“Every night I wake up from this one recurring dream / I’m driving

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