Olivia Rodrigo has shared the recommendation that each Jack White and St. Vincent have given her whereas writing her album ‘Guts’.
In a latest interview with The New York Occasions, Rodrigo defined how she turned to White for assist amid the strain of making her new album.
“He wrote me this letter the primary time I met him that stated, ‘Your solely job is to write down music that you’d wish to hear on the radio,’” she stated. The singer then added: “I imply, writing songs that you simply want to hear on the radio is the truth is very onerous.”
St. Vincent was one other musician who Rodrigo spoke to throughout the creation of her album and who she cites as a mentor. In a telephone interview for The New York Occasions, St Vincent – actual identify Annie Clark – stated: “I’ve by no means met anybody so younger and so effortlessly self-possessed. [Rodrigo] is aware of who she is and what she desires — and doesn’t appear to be in any manner afraid of voicing that. And only a actually beautiful lady too,” she added. “I’ve by no means heard her say a nasty phrase about anybody.”
Bikini Kill‘s Kathleen Hanna additionally commented on the pop star saying: “She’s a revelation… It’s an interesting factor to look at these younger ladies, and particularly Olivia, as a result of she appears to be so superior as a songwriter, expressing themselves in these actually difficult methods.”
Hanna additionally shared her pleasure Rodrigo embracing the Riot Grrrl scene saying: “That’s so nice, to see this underground musical fashion being graphically referenced within the mainstream by an individual who’s really a music lover.”
Rodrigo lately revealed the total tracklist for ‘Guts’ which is the follow-up to the artist’s Grammy-winning debut ‘Bitter’. It would function the cuts ‘All American Bitch’, ‘Ballad Of A Homeschooled Lady’, ‘Love Is Embarrassing’, ‘Fairly Isn’t Fairly’ and extra.
In different information, Rodrigo lately grew to become the youngest individual ever to obtain the BRIT Billion Award.
The 20-year-old singer scored the landmark achievement in mid-July, however was introduced with the award final weekend (August 17) whereas the singer was within the UK to advertise her newest single ‘Dangerous Concept Proper?’.
Earlier this summer time, the singer defined that she had already provide you with the title for her forthcoming second album earlier than ‘Bitter’ had even seen the sunshine of day. “I had it in my head. I’m like, ‘4 letters, all caps, identical to ‘Bitter’,” she recalled. “I like it. I simply assume it’s an fascinating phrase.”
Rodrigo’s 2021 debut album ‘Bitter’ scored a four-star evaluate from NME upon its launch, with Rhian Daly writing: “When your first launch is a observe as ubiquitous as ‘drivers license’, it have to be powerful going to make a complete album that matches up. For essentially the most half, Rodrigo has handed the bar she set on that single, sharing with us an almost-masterpiece that’s equal components assured, cool and exhilaratingly actual. That is no flash-in-the-pan artist, however one we’ll be residing with for years to return.”