It’s time to talk about Sour. We’re diving into the many conversations (lyrical, musical, literal) happening between Taylor and Olivia Rodrigo in the context of the bops-only album Sour — talking through Taylor’s lineage in today’s music industry, giving a quick song-by-song review of Sour in the context of Red, and a draft pick to design our ultimate breakup playlists using both albums. Sidebars this week: Alyson Stoner and the Disney industrial complex, HSMTMTS, teenage girl supremacy, Tik Tok democratizing music, Avril Lavinge’s album art, and Y2K culture.
Find our respective draft picks here and here.