Olivia Rodrigo fans don’t ask for more. “It’s going to be rude,” Paquita Salas would say. That’s why, instead of asking him where his second album is or when his first single is coming out, they ask him directly and bluntly. Because, after more than a year of waiting, the desire to know the rest cannot be contained…
the author of Sour He shared a short clip playing the piano that rocked his followers. Here is a video which, far from dispelling doubts about the sound future of his music, only raised more and more questions. The first one: why did you silence him?
The reason for this decision is difficult to decipher. On the one hand, it could be a belated April Fool’s Day prank. On the other hand, it could be a way to let go he is preparing for what is to come, practicing a few octaves on the piano.
And it is that thanks to the position of their fingers on the stringed instrument, many have dared to take out the chords that (do not) sound in the video. After listening to them, many fans recognize that it sounds “really good” and it seems that an “emotional song” is coming, as he already taught us with 1 step forward 3 steps back oh favorite crime.
Any clues about what’s new?
But the young soloist went further. Olivia didn’t just upload this video to her Instagram profile. He also posted a series of images — a kind of mood board- who could give clues about what’s to come: inspiration, theme, aesthetics…
Among the photographs, we find a collage of the most diverse. We see Leonard Cohen; a quote from Joan Didion; a photo of Fionna Apple’s speech at the 1997 MTV VMAs; the cover of a magazine 50 foot queen, by PJ Harvey; Table How can you be?by Alex Ross; paparazzi photos; and what appears to be a thermos with the word Swift on it, among other things.
Does all of this mean we’re getting closer to knowing what’s new about Olivia Rodrigo?