Guts (stylized in all caps) is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo, released on September 8, 2023, through Geffen Records.

Inspired by the period of time immediately following Sour's success, Rodrigo conceived Guts hoping to reflect the process of maturity she experienced toward the end of her teenage years.

Reviews noted both humorous and emotionally fraught lyrics, detailing Rodrigo's struggles with identity, romantic and professional disillusionment, unexpected stardom, and societal expectations as a young woman.

[21] Rodrigo's collaboration with Nigro played a significant role in the album's development, providing constructive feedback and contributing to its overall sound.

Club, Guts offers a mix of nostalgic and contemporary music elements, helping in the album's appeal with a wide audience.

[26] As Los Angeles Times lead critic Mikael Wood writes, Rodrigo and Nigro are shown "switching up guitar tones and drum sounds to give each track a distinct signature", with elements from emo, new wave, shoegaze, and rap rock used on different songs.

[27] In particular, songs such as "All-American Bitch" and "Ballad of a Homeschooled Girl" are performed in pop-punk modes, while "Love Is Embarrassing" and "Lacy" incorporate new wave and dramatic folk sounds, respectively.

[29] Rolling Stone journalist Brian Hiatt[30] and Vulture writer Craig Jenkins both regard Guts as a rock album and argue that such a strong direction into the genre is uncommon for a major pop artist like Rodrigo.

[5] Rodrigo's lyrics throughout Guts focus on her transition from adolescence to adulthood, exploring struggles with identity, sudden stardom,[33] romance,[23] and societal expectations for young women.

[24] According to Jenkins, the Joan Didion-referencing opener "All-American Bitch" introduces a world of "restrictive societal mores and beauty standards" that Rodrigo navigates throughout the album while in search of "meaningful companionship in a field of layabouts, liars, and social climbers".

[24] Likening Guts conceptually to Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever (2021), another record that explores the repercussions of fame, Wood observes how "Rodrigo intertwines her tales of social-professional disillusionment with stories of romantic betrayal".

[24] Clash magazine's Alex Barry says Rodrigo's narratives are generally marked by complex, verbose lyrics delivered in a "fast talk-singing" style.

", both satires of Gen Z dating behaviors, Rodrigo employs different tonal inflections and an expansion of the sense of humor "merely hinted at" on Sour, according to Wood: "You can hear her actor's background in pitch-perfect line readings that shift between comic registers on a dime — from naturalistic to screwball, faux-earnest to deadpan".

[38] Vinyl LPs, in various colored variants, were also released, each of which were exclusively available at Rodrigo's webstore, Urban Outfitters, Walmart, Amazon, or HMV.

[46] An exclusive two-LP variant of the Spilled edition, comprising the standard and deluxe tracks as a double album, was released on November 29, 2024, for Record Store Day.

[15][49][50] The cover artwork of the Spilled edition is the same as the standard album, but the color of the bra changes to red and depicts a paper rip over Rodrigo's face.

[53][54] An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Petra Collins in L.A., was uploaded to Rodrigo's YouTube channel simultaneously with the single's release.

It featured Rodrigo relaxing in a bedroom, unpacking boxes, and experimenting with various devices, including an electric keyboard and a retro typewriter.

[84][85] The pop-up privately commenced a day earlier for select American Express cardholders and Spotify fans, wherein Rodrigo appeared to preview four songs, and for the Q&A segment; it was moderated by fashion editor Eva Chen.

[108] The day after, she performed "Love Is Embarrassing", "Vampire", "Lacy", and "Making the Bed" on NPR's Tiny Desk video series.

[110] Also in December, Rodrigo performed music from the album on the Los Angeles and New York City dates of iHeartRadio's Jingle Ball Tour 2023.

Consisting of 102 international dates across five continents and multiple music festivals with Rodrigo as a headliner,[116] the tour started on February 23, 2024, in Thousand Palms, United States, and will conclude on July 1, 2025, in Manchester, England.

[135] Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone hailed the album as an "instant classic" and the work of "a truly brilliant rock star", with some of Rodrigo's "most ambitious, intimate, and messy songs yet", proving she is "a voice that's here to stay and a songwriter built to last.

[28] The New Yorker's Carrie Battan found its alternative-leaning cross-section of revivalist pop-punk and piano ballads shrewd, thoughtfully constructed, and fitting with the rebellious cheek and yearning melodrama reflected in the music's tone.

The Guardian's Alexis Petridis found the record "sharp and witty",[140] and Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of Financial Times called it "quick-witted post-Taylor-Swift pop" with "emo-adjacent pop-punk and bombast-free ballads".

[141] Conversely, Poppie Platt of The Daily Telegraph wrote a mixed review, which said Guts was mostly a mere continuation of her first album with little musical or lyrical growth.

Calling the album a "masterpiece", Mikael Wood found the lyrics emotionally convincing and connected it to Swift's overall influence on Rodrigo: "This talent for embodying various sides of her character feels like a defining attribute of Guts".

[23] Christgau noted the "psychological complexity", persuasive characterization, and amusing humor in her portraying the tribulations of a young popstar, concluding that "she's so damn good at what she does".

[137] Concluding her review for AllMusic, Heather Phares proclaimed Guts to be a testament to Rodrigo's artistic confidence, eloquence, and ability to translate complex emotions into music with broad appeal.

Following the release of the deluxe version, Guts ascended to the second spot of the Billboard 200 on the chart dated April 6, 2024, moving 73,000 units in its twenty-ninth week.