Olivia Rodrigo quotes The Cure and falls in love on her new single “Drop Dead”

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Olivia Rodrigo unveils “Drop Dead”, first single from her third album You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Loveexpected on June 12 from Geffen Records. A title with airy synths where she quotes Robert Smith and slips a nod to The Cure.

Olivia Rodrigo lets her romantic spleen burst on “Drop Dead”first extract from his highly anticipated third album, You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love.

Rodrigo announced “Drop Dead” on April 7. In the wake of the album's announcement campaign, she raised the anticipation on Instagram with several excerpts posted in reels – one accompanied by a photo of several pints of Guinness and the line “I hope you never finish that beer”another showing her on a train with the replica “It’s feminine intuition”.

You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Loverenamed GSIL by his fans, will be released on June 12 by Geffen Records. This will be the singer's third album, after Guts (2023) and his phenomenal first attempt, Sour (2021). “No matter how hard I try to write love songs, they always end up tinged with a little melancholy”confided Rodrigo when announcing the record. “I'm so proud of this record and I can't wait for you to hear it. »

Rodrigo has not yet revealed tour dates for GSILwhich will succeed his monumental Guts World Tourcompleted in August 2025 (the double LP Live at Glastonbury documented his triumphant year on the festival circuit). On May 2, she will combine the roles of host and musical guest on the set of Saturday Night Live.

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