Maggie Rogers is a twenty four year-old singer-songwriter from rural Maryland who rose to fame from a viral video in 2016. Rogers has released two independent albums during high school and college.
She used her first album as a means of applying for New York University’s music school. There, she attended a masterclass with Pharrell Williams in which she showed him “Alaska, a song she wrote in fifteen minutes. The video shows Pharrell so moved by her song that he begins to tear up.
After millions of views and memes, Rogers’ career has taken off.
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Her first major label EP, “Now That the Light Is Fading” dropped in 2017 with the viral hit that made her famous. On January 18th this year, Rogers dropped her debut full length LP “Heard it in a Past Life.” Rogers made her television debut on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in 2018. She has also made appearances on Saturday Night Live and The Ellen Show. She has toured across the world and now has a North American and European tour set for 2019.
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“Heard it in a Past Life” is filled with post-breakup anthems and coming of age songs. These are the type of songs you want get lost to while driving. Songs like “Alaska,” “Fallingwater,” and “Light On” include moving lyrics that feel relatable as well as cathartic. “Cut my hair so I can rock back and forth without thinking of you,” she sings on the song “Alaska,” affirming the empowering act of changing your hair after a breakup. It’s no wonder Pharrell could not keep composure when she played him this song. “Say It” is a true R&B folk bop, with gorgeous synths and a catchy chorus.
There are so many beautiful songs on this album, all with messages of love, growing up and finding ones self.
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Maggie Roger’s debut album “Heard it in a Past Life” is available on iTunes and all streaming platforms. maggierogers.lnk.to/HeardItInAPastLife