![]() It helps, too, that it’s accompanied by a charming, sun-kissed video that blends throwback references with a dose of summer-ready fashion, courtesy of stylist Jake Sammis.īeginning with Rodrigo driving down the Malibu coast in a convertible vintage Mercedes-wearing a Versace headscarf tied around her head like a retro screen siren, naturally-she then pulls into a house to spy on her ex’s new girlfriend as she poses up a storm in a vibrant green Molly Goddard dress featuring the designer’s signature tiers of ruffled cotton. Thankfully, the track builds on the formula of confessional lyrics about love and heartbreak, as well as her self-described sonic influences of Lorde and Taylor Swift. No pressure, then, for her follow-up single, “Deja Vu,” which was released earlier today. With her debut single “Drivers License,” Rodrigo became the youngest artist ever to hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with their first record, before going on to rack up eight weeks atop the chart. Songwriting’s just like therapy, I think.It’s hard to think of a singer who has catapulted to such a high level of fame in recent memory as quickly as Olivia Rodrigo. “When you’re writing something and you finish it and you listen back to it and it’s exactly where your head is at… you feel so seen and understood, even if it’s just by yourself,” Rodrigo said about why she returns to songwriting time and time again. Her debut album is due out May 21, and though details are under wraps, something tells us she’ll be singing stories worth listening to. Max Martin and Joel Little are two Grammy-winning producers she’d like to work with someday, simply to watch them do their thing and learn from their expertise.įor now, “drivers license” and “deja vu” serve as promising preludes to Rodrigo’s growing catalog of original music. ![]() In 2020, she started teaming up with other artists to take her “bedroom piano songs” up a notch. Her music career began in her bedroom, where she’d pen songs by herself-a process “you can only learn so much from,” she said. Everybody does it, but after a long time you realize little experiences can be translated into art… I’m learning how to observe the world through a songwriter’s lens.”Ĭollaborations bring a fresh perspective to Rodrigo’s songwriting. Getting your driver’s license, it’s very menial. “That’s sometimes a blessing and a curse, but in my songwriting, I feel like it definitely helps… paying attention to little things and being like, oh, maybe that could be a song. “Every little feeling for me is always very heightened,” Rodrigo said about finding magic in the mundane. ( That was our place / I found it first / I made the jokes you tell to her is Rodrigo’s favorite line.) The more specific the lyrics, the more the track resonates, because the details bring the emotion to life. “Deja vu” engages many of these senses you taste ice cream melting under Malibu sun, hear Billy’s piano notes, and feel the intimacy behind a couple’s inside jokes. ![]() ![]() It’s important to hear “people telling stories in their own words,” she said, “and able to feel the air that they’re feeling, see the things they’re seeing, and smell the things they’re smelling.” ![]() A longtime country music fan, Rodrigo credits the genre and artists like Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift for inspiring her narrative-based approach to songwriting. ![]()
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