Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Olivia Rodrigo takes Pitchfork through the making of her new album _you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love_ breaking down the songwriting stories behind three of her newest tracks: “stupid song,” “the cure,” and “cigarette smoke.”

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