Nashville radio is a cesspool. That’s not to say all the artists in it are bad, but the things it stands for and represents are. It is a homogenous breeding ground for the same cookie-cutter acts singing about trucks, beer and heartache. We get 10 HARDYs for every Kacey Musgraves, or a dozen Dylan Scotts for a single Shaboozey. These generic frat boys come and go, rarely leaving an impact on the scene. 

you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love will be the album that changes Olivia Rodrigo’s reputation for the better. I personally adored the teenage melodrama of her first two records. Yet, LP3 is in a different stratosphere, mostly because the stakes feel higher this time. Between a long-distance relationship and gripes with her own artistry, it’s a picture she wouldn’t have been able to paint until now.