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Olivia Rodrigo: Drop Dead review – a maximalist rush of infatuation that’s just a bauble short of festive

Friday, April 17, 2026 at 10:13 AM · By Laura Snapes

(Geffen) On this giddy first taste of the US pop star’s third album, she sets aside her rock bona fides to revel in the opulent flush of a crush-come-true. But why does it seem so doomed? Is there anything better than an ink-fresh pop lyric so nailed-on that you can’t believe 60 years of songwriters didn’t get there first? Or like, at least 20, ever since Googling crushes became an entirely normal component of modern romance: “One night I was bored in bed / And stalked you on the internet,” Oli…