Olivia Rodirgo shares rock-opera inspired new track ‘Vampire’
nme.comOlivia Rodrigo has shared her latest single ‘Vampire’ from her highly anticipated forthcoming album ‘Guts’.Produced by and co-written with Daniel Nigro, who also worked with the singer on her 2021 album ‘Sour‘, ‘Vampire’ marks a new era for Rodrigo trading up the dreamy minimalism seen on her debut for a rock-opera inspired route with pounding drums and frantic pianos.“I was upset about a certain situation and went to the studio alone and sat down at the grand piano, and the chords and melody and lyrics just poured out of me — almost like an out-of-body experience,” said Rodrigo.“It’s a song about feeling confused and hurt, and at first I thought it was meant to be a piano ballad.
But when Dan and I started working on it, we juxtaposed the lyrics with these big drums and crazy tempo changes. So now it’s like a heartbreak song you can dance to.”Directed by famed artist/director/photographer Petra Collins, the track’s accompanying video features Rodrigo singing in a forest which is later revealed to be a stage at an awards show.
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