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Natalie Morin
Last Updated May 27, 2021, 8:06 PM
photo: Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP/Shutterstock.
Our tears still have yet to dry following the release of Olivia Rodrigo's riotous, heartache-inducing debut album Sour, and already fans have theories about an upcoming sequel in the works — and honestly, they don't sound that farfetched.
The most prominent comes from TikToker Cody Johnathan (@codyjohnathan) who, in a video on May 23, surmised that Sour will be followed up with a sister album called Sweet.
Here's how he got there: Johnathan, who seems to have been following Rodrigo for a while, noticed that none of the original songs she used to sing on her social media accounts made it on her debut full-length. "When I was listening to Sour, I was surprised that literally none of the songs were love songs, they were all post-breakup [songs]," Johnathan said. "So, my theory is that there’s a second album coming calledSweet, that has all of the sweet parts of a relationship and not the sour ones."
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@codyjohnathan i cannot be the only one @livbedumb #oliviarodrigo #sour
♬ original sound - Cody Johnathan
What's more, Johnathan pointed out that Rodrigo's partnership with Sour Patch Kids could be a tip-off, seeing as the candy's popular tagline is "First they're sour, then they're sweet."
To be fair, Rodrigo could simply be sitting on a trove of songs without much of an immediate agenda or with the plan to release them at a later date, similar to her idol and inspiration Taylor Swift. "I love songwriting more than putting out songs,” she told Billboard in early May. But another trait she may share with Swift: A love of Easter eggs.
Fans think she's already teased a collaboration with Swift on the pop star's future re-release of her 2012 albumRed. And it could just be a coincidence, but in that same Billboard piece, Rodrigo said the word "sweet" twice, when talking about her two moms (her actual mom and Swift).
We'll just have to wait and find out, but for now, at least the fans can hold on to the hope of some eventual un-puckering.
When Olivia Rodrigo moves on and finds happiness and we get Sweet next year pic.twitter.com/n68f7UShgR
— Yianni | INFERNO. (@DANYSPHOENlX) May 20, 2021
waiting for Olivia rodrigo’s discography to be albums named after different tastes (sour, sweet, bitter, etc) like how ed sheeran’s goes +, -, /
— Christine Bagara (@christinebgr) May 24, 2021
Okay, this may be a reach, but Olivia Rodrigo is a SWIFTIE and I don't trust her. I think girlie is already giving us hints abt her 2nd studio album. "Sour then Sweet" and she has a fckn ton of unreleased songs!! I think she's gonna give us her own folklore + evermore era. pic.twitter.com/RjXFo4s2R1
— olivia archives (@oliviapocalypse) May 26, 2021
the house number is 1785, if you add that together you get 21. there are 6 girls on the roof, therefore olivia rodrigo’s album SWEET will drop june 21st pic.twitter.com/6yPTa9SkVK
— ollie (@TONIBONGWATER) May 25, 2021
all the sour patch kids promo “SOUR then SWEET” etc
— nick (@ncksprg) May 25, 2021
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