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Maggie Rogers Embraces Rock Star Abandon on Thrilling Surrender
If there’s been one deserving criticism of Maggie Rogers since Pharrell Williams famously likened the then-NYU student to the Wu-Tang Clan in 2016, it’s that the singer-songwriter entered the pop zeitgeist too fully formed. Sure, songs from the Maryland-born artist’s anticipated debut LP, 2019’s Heard It in a Past Life, were deftly penned — a sharp cross-section of her folk and soul-heavy upbringing and later French club obsessions. But they also were rightly dinged for being overproduced. As with so many buzzy debuts, a major label’s efforts to prove a young star’s maturity breeds contrivance. Flash forward three years, much of which Rogers spent self-sequestering on the coast of Maine, and the singer, now 28, returns Friday with Surrender, an emphatic and generally more unbuttoned sophom...
The 30 Best Songs of 2022 (So Far)
It’s almost absurd how much good music — universally acclaimed, big-ticket, year-end contender music — came out in 2022’s first five months. It’s hard to imagine the next seven matching that pace. We’ve heard soul-bearing rap songs (Kendrick Lamar), future windows-down rock classics (Momma), loads of elite-level Thom Yorke (The Smile) — the list, literally, goes on. Below, we gathered our 30 favorite tracks of 2022 so far. (In this case, we decided songs from any 2022 albums were on the table.) Let’s meet back here at year’s end and see how things shake out. 30. All Get Out – “Feeling Well” The first single from All Get Out’s new album, Kodak, smartly swirls folk-rock, emo, and a dash of country into a potent cocktail of paranoia, self-doubt, and hesitant nostalgia. This South Carolin...
Maggie Rogers Sings Her New Song ‘Want Want’ In An NYC Karaoke Bar
Maggie Rogers‘ upcoming record Surrender is out on July 29. Following the release of its first single, Rogers just shared the video for another one of its tracks, “Want Want.” [embedded content][embedded content] The “Want Want” video was filmed at a New York Koreatown karaoke bar. Directed by Warren Fu, who also helped in directing her previous single “That’s Where I Am,” Rogers dances behind her own gritty-karaoke-font lyrics. Rogers’ lyrics begin with some resistance, but she admits halfway: “Then when we’re cheek to cheek / I feel it in my teeth / It’s too good to resist.” And as her bandmates and fellow karaoke-goers file in to dance with her, Rogers agrees with her feelings: “I keep running away but when I leave you pull me in again / Oh / We both know.” Rogers tapped Kid Harpoon and...
Maggie Rogers Unveils ‘That’s Where I Am’ From Upcoming Album
A little over a week after announcing that her sophomore album was on the way, Maggie Rogers has shared its first single. Titled “That’s Where I Am,” the song was written by Rogers and co-produced with Kid Harpoon. The track was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City and at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios near Bath, England. This is her first new song in three years. Rogers, who was once a SPIN intern, unveiled a teaser for the album with its announcement. After wrapping the Heard It in a Past Life tour in October 2019, Rogers relocated from New York to the Maine coast and “cut herself off from the noise of the outside world,” according to a statement. This change of location allowed her to channel “the frenetic intensity of the last two years of her life, bringing her braci...
Maggie Rogers Announces Sophomore Album, Surrender
Maggie Rogers has revealed the first details of her sophomore album, Surrender. It will be released on July 29 through Capitol Records, the 12-track project re-teams Rogers with producer Kid Harpoon, who worked on her acclaimed 2019 debut, Heard It in a Past Life and has also previously collaborated with Harry Styles, Shawn Mendes and Florence + The Machine. As of yet, there’s no lead single from Surrender, but Rogers, a former SPIN intern, today released a 100-second album trailer that she co-directed by Michael Scanlon. In it, snippets of new music can be heard behind Rogers’ gradually intensifying narration: “Here’s all I have. It’s yours to take. Love. Hate. Anger. Feral joy. This is the story of what happened when I finally gave in.” [embedded content][embedded content] After wrapping...
Phoebe Bridgers and Maggie Rogers Team for Goo Goo Dolls Cover
Phoebe Bridgers is a woman of her word. After promising last week to record a cover of Goo Goo Dolls’ “Iris” if Trump lost the election, she’s done exactly that. Teaming with Maggie Rogers, Bridgers shared her cover on Friday. All proceeds from the song will go to Stacey Abrams’ Fair Fight organization, which promotes fair elections in Georgia and around the country. Not only were fans clamoring for the release, but Goo Goo Dolls were also as well. I just want you to know who I am… https://t.co/qz4sVL6yYh — traitor joe (@phoebe_bridgers) November 6, 2020 Listen to the song below. Iris by Phoebe & Maggie Earlier this week, Bridgers announced that she’s working on an EP (titled Copycat Killer) that will contain orchestral versions of four songs —...
Billie Eilish, The Chicks, Jennifer Hudson and More to Perform at Democratic National Convention
Billie Eilish, The Chicks and Jennifer Hudson highlight the group of artists who have been tapped to perform at the Democratic National Convention, Variety and CBS News reported. Billy Porter, John Legend, Leon Bridges, Common, Stephen Stills, Prince Royce and others have also been slated to perform at the four-day event that will make the Joe Biden–Kamala Harris ticket official. “The performances — ranging from renditions of the national anthem, to American classics, to new songs — are expected to draw in new viewers who may not have tuned into conventions of previous years, ensuring the 2020 Democratic National Convention will engage more Americans than ever before,” the DNC said in a statement. The Democratic National Convention will take place on Aug. 17 to Aug. 20...
