• Record Label: Geffen
  • Release Date: May 21, 2021
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1336 Ratings

User score distribution:
Buy Now
Buy on

Review this album

  1. Your Score
    0 out of 10
    Rate this:
    • 10
    • 9
    • 8
    • 7
    • 6
    • 5
    • 4
    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 0
  1. Submit
  2. Check Spelling
  1. May 21, 2021
    10
    Um dos debuts mais empolgantes em anos, que perfeição, que letras, que álbum!
  2. May 24, 2021
    10
    This is a **** masterpiece. Olívia is talent in person, everything she touchs works. Her voice is amazing, her lyrics are deep and sooo emotional, I can't believe she's only 18. OLIVIA RODRIGO WORLD DOMINATION!
  3. Jun 16, 2021
    8
    A produção n chega a impressionar mas é boa e entrega o q a música pede, destaque pros momentos pop-rock que são ótimas. O q mais se descarta no álbum são as letras super honestas, reais e íntimas, acompanhando da performance vocal dela q entrega um peso incrível pras letras. A minha principal crítica ao álbum é fato da maioria das músicas serem curtas.
  4. May 23, 2021
    10
    Sour nos leva a ver nossas vulnerabilidades e dor da melhor forma, de um jeito tranquilo e harmonioso.
  5. May 21, 2021
    10
    sour is such an amazing album!! i was not disappointed after hearing it. olivia rodrigo is here to stay
  6. May 21, 2021
    10
    Com "sour" Olivia mostra os lados bons da juventude: os romances, a energia caótica da mente adolescente e os dramas que nos seguem. Incluindo instrumentais como guitarra e piano, a cantora contagia com batidas mais caóticas como "brutal" e nos acalma com batidas mais lentas como "happier". Mesclando generos e estilos, Olivia rebate as críticas que vem recebido e nos mostra o seu talento:Com "sour" Olivia mostra os lados bons da juventude: os romances, a energia caótica da mente adolescente e os dramas que nos seguem. Incluindo instrumentais como guitarra e piano, a cantora contagia com batidas mais caóticas como "brutal" e nos acalma com batidas mais lentas como "happier". Mesclando generos e estilos, Olivia rebate as críticas que vem recebido e nos mostra o seu talento: cantar, compôr e produzir. Com esse album, a cantora mostra ao mundo que chegou com tudo e que além de cantora e atriz, ela é uma adolescente, que está passando por experiencias, decepções e administra isso da forma dela: cantando, particularmente, dúvido que metade dos jovens que a criticam por "bater na mesma tecla" conseguiriam fazer um projeto tão engenhoso quanto esse. Em suma, "sour" é uma bela mistura do estrondoso e do calmo, do triste e do dançante, da alma jovem entristecida e da alma jovem rebelde e agitada.
    Destaque para "traitor" "good 4 u" "hope ur ok"
    Expand
  7. May 23, 2021
    10
    I'm a sucker for Great Bridges and dramatic build ups, which she both achieved without neglecting the theme and the focal point of the lyrics.
  8. May 21, 2021
    10
    Ela serviu tanto que orgulho da minha menina mulher tu sabe que hitou olivia
  9. May 21, 2021
    10
    album of the year album of the year album of the year album of the year album of the year
  10. May 22, 2021
    9
    It's amazing, all the lyrics are great, everyone can see the talent of this girl! Definitely deeply lyrics, good sounds.. Love it ✨
  11. May 27, 2021
    0
    A very bland and plain album nothing special about this. Just overhyped in my opinion
  12. May 22, 2021
    10
    Her inspiration in Taylor Swift is clear with her masterclass songwriting. It is impossible not to connect with her lyrics and the songs are very well produced. Incredible work for a debut album. Excited for what's to come from Olivia Rodrigo.
  13. May 26, 2021
    1
    For me The songwriting is not as great as it seemed , some lyrics don't make sense for me. Royal flush
  14. May 27, 2021
    0
    #1 in kids choice awards. This album sucks. I don’t even like the singles...
  15. Jun 8, 2021
    0
    A very drab attempt of reviving the Taylor Swift-esque era of depressing music that doesn't function well compared to the likes of other artists with the same music quota. Soulful, but boring, we've heard and seen this before, time for something new
  16. May 21, 2021
    8
    Olivia's "SOUR" revolves around a single theme, which is correctly explored over 11 tracks. It's not possible to listen the album without having to remember Olivia's influences, Taylor Swift and Lorde being her inspirations, and making it obvious with lyrics similar to Pure Heroine and Folklore. Being her debut album, Olivia takes a big step forward in music this generation. Daniel Nigro'sOlivia's "SOUR" revolves around a single theme, which is correctly explored over 11 tracks. It's not possible to listen the album without having to remember Olivia's influences, Taylor Swift and Lorde being her inspirations, and making it obvious with lyrics similar to Pure Heroine and Folklore. Being her debut album, Olivia takes a big step forward in music this generation. Daniel Nigro's production remains intact and fully cared for from start to finish.
    In a time where many artists have only released the worst, Olivia is willing to make changes.
    Expand
  17. May 27, 2021
    0
    Not a good album in my opinion very straightforward songs with boring lyrics
  18. Jun 2, 2021
    6
    Almost all of the songs on this album are about a boy or is about a breakup. Though they are extremely catchy like Deja Vu, Brutal, and Traitor, I just like songs that are not about the same thing.
  19. May 22, 2021
    10
    This is so amazing see young singers liker her, singing amazings songs so well wrote. Olivia is so young to write like if her had so many troubles in her life and thats why the album is good cause most about her write is the real life. Amazing album.
  20. Jun 7, 2021
    0
    I can't understand her success, her voice is just awful and the album is a mess
  21. May 21, 2021
    10
    This álbum is an masterpiece!! Es simplemente perfecto, toca varios aspectos de la adolescencia como la inseguridad, la envidia, el no sentirte suficiente, describe perfectamente cómo cualquier Joven se puede sentir ante una ruptura. Sin duda alguna Olivia es una promesa y con tan solo 5 meses en la industria a dado una verdadera obra de arte. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
  22. May 21, 2021
    10
    ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR SO FAR !!!!! In the album we can see a fresh new artist, who knows where she is going in the music industry; reinventing itself with each song that is heard and the album; Olivia doesn't need trending genres to be relevant. SCORE 10/10 - 88/100
  23. May 29, 2021
    0
    The definition of overrated. Boring "bananes and avocades" industry plant. Support talented, underrated artists instead.
  24. Jun 5, 2021
    0
    so utterly boring. “hope ur ok” is probably the worst song I’ve ever heard.
  25. May 21, 2021
    10
    the beauty of teenage angst combined with the raw lyrical genius of a heartbroken mastermind. so glad we are celebrating feeling things so deeply instead of vilifying it. olivia is absolutely phenomenal.
  26. May 22, 2021
    0
    Basics sounds, a clichéd story about 2 girls and 1 boy, All the songs are about the same thing, a basic fad and that's why it's "washed" by critics. Boring album
  27. May 27, 2021
    0
    I dont like it, its so bad, really is very bad vocal n lyrics. Idk but over party
  28. May 21, 2021
    9
    This is a great debut album! the lyrics and the production are awesome.....
  29. May 23, 2021
    0
    re aburrido:( era que le copie mas a taylor swift o a lorde! no tiene un estilo propio
  30. May 22, 2021
    0
    Not a good album. It's totally overhyped .Except a few songs rest are total garbage crying for a guy the whole album absolutely nonsense
Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 20 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. May 28, 2021
    80
    Her combination of sweet melodies and bitter moods, her conversational flow, and her self-awareness are all skills many songwriters twice her age would love to call their own, and they make Sour a well-rounded emotional journey and strong debut album.
  2. May 25, 2021
    70
    Sour, for the most part, is a pop album that dips its toes into the alt-pop and bedroom pop subgenres, specifically spending most of its time in the latter. ... Rodrigo's lo-fi deep cuts that were made in the shadow of "Drivers License" can sound a bit repetitive. Her craft as a songwriter is especially evident on tracks like "Enough For You", "Happier", or "Hope Ur Ok", but the acoustic complexion these songs were going for could have benefitted from a bit more background noise.
  3. May 25, 2021
    80
    By the end of the album, Rodrigo has established her voice and showed listeners that she's not afraid to be vulnerable. SOUR is a strong debut that vividly illustrates the beautiful chaos of being inside a teenage girl's brain.