If you’re looking for a new jam to add to your Spotify playlist, check out Robinson’s new single, “Nothing to Regret.” At only 21 years old, Robinson has added yet another uniquely catchy track to her collection that includes “Don’t You Forget About Me” and “Crave You.”
The New Zealand native has been writing music since her teens and had the chance to open for pop singer Meg Mac on her Australian tour this past fall. Her Campus reached out to Robinson to discuss the success of her new single, how she approaches songwriting and where she’d like to see her music career in the future.
Her Campus: Your new single, “Nothing to Regret,” has almost nine million streams. Did you think it would become so popular so quickly? What has the experience been watching the popularity grow in the last month?
Robinson: It’s been absolutely unreal knowing that so many people have heard the song and I just can’t believe it. I don’t think you can ever anticipate what a song might do, but now it’s out in the world…it’s going on these adventures and reaching parts of the world I’ve never been to yet, and to me, that’s insanely amazing.
HC: We absolutely love the music video for “Nothing to Regret.” What was your favorite part of making the video? Is there anything you didn’t enjoy about the process?
R: The making of the music video of “Nothing To Regret” was so much fun and really pushed me as a person. I absolutely love dancing around the house and letting loose but to do it in front of a film crew was definitely something I was a little bit nervous about. However, before the scene Morgan Gruer (the director) and I hyped the mood and I just went crazy and danced my heart out. One day, I hope we can edit together a blooper reel!
HC: What kind of music did you grow up listening to? Has it influenced your current style in any way?
R: I grew up listening to a lot of different music. Ranging from singer-songwriter folk, disco pop, alternative rock, soul and pop music, of course. I think listening to such a wide variety of music has made me realize in myself, that vulnerability and honesty is the best way to approach music and if I’m not being honest about how I feel, then I don’t really think I’m doing my job properly. Those musicians made me feel! And I want to have that effect on other people also.
HC: What’s the last song you listened to? What’s the song you listen to the most?
R: The last song I listened to was Bon Iver – “Heavenly Father.” The song I listen to most…now that’s hard but I think it would be “All Flowers In Time Bend Towards the Sun” by Jeff Buckley featuring vocals of Liz Fraser…it really takes me to a different planet. I love how raw the recording is, how Liz giggles at the end and acts like she hasn’t just been part of creating the most magical thing.
HC: If you could collaborate with anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? Why?
R: If I could collaborate with anyone dead or alive…it would definitely be Jeff Buckley. I find him so interesting and I would have loved to of just seen him play live…I find him very mysterious and very captivating through his music.
HC: What’s your process for writing a song like?
R: My process for writing a song changes every time I approach it. Sometimes I’ll be walking down the street and have an idea for a melody and if I’ve forgotten my phone to record the idea…it’s a real panic until I get back home to record it. I can’t talk to anyone in case I forget it! Sometimes, it’ll be a lyric or word that inspires me. Perhaps a line that I base the whole story around. Otherwise, it’ll be a melody I get playing the piano…or sometimes it all comes together at once. Just depends on the day.
HC: Where do you imagine yourself in five years? Is there anything you’re dying to accomplish?
R: I just want to be making music I’m really proud of, and to always be super open to change and experimentation. I want to always be learning, to be honest and vulnerable within my music and never shy away from telling my truth. In five years I’d love to be writing albums, playing live shows and to keep traveling the world with my music! To do music as a job makes me feel so, so lucky.