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14th July 2024Maggie Rogers captivated Thompson’s Point with her folky music featuring introspective lyrics and her unmistakably genuine persona. The stage was illuminated with nearly tangerine hued light as Maggie took to the stage.
Rogers uses her independent label Debay Sounds to maintain artistic control, as she also suffers from synesthesia – a mild condition allowing her to perceive multiple senses simultaneously.
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Heard It in a Past Life
Rogers makes an unforgettable debut with her album. Her talent radiates through the speakers with an assuredness most new artists cannot match; and after receiving authentic praise from Pharrell Williams comparing her originality to that of Stevie Wonder and Wu-Tang Clan, the 24-year-old US singer/songwriter set out to craft an impressive major label debut that felt fully representative of herself.
Heard It in a Past Life is exactly that–and more. On it, Maggie Rogers blends her folk influences with synths that would sound at home in any dance club while maintaining her distinctive sense of pop.
Many of Rogers’ songs address her sudden fame and its accompanying anxieties, particularly the worry that one will lose themselves along the way. Her personality changes from track to track–from being confident crooner on “Alaska” to introverted in “Landslide.” Nonetheless, Rogers remains consistent presence with her own unique sound identity.
Don’t Forget Me
After the club-ready sound of Heard It in a Past Life, Maggie Rogers takes a more gentle approach with Don’t Forget Me with its laid-back production that recalls Joni Mitchell, Stevie Nicks and Carole King. Don’t Forget Me opens with “It Was Coming All Along”, an atmospheric summer road song exploring each stage of grief — denial, anger and bargaining.
Rogers sings with an earnest clarity that stands in stark contrast to her undergraduate demo. Her piano riffs and plucked acoustic guitars show her expanding musicianship that manifests into nuanced manipulation of sound and lyrics.
Rogers remains a compelling performer, her voice captivating audiences with its energy and quick-witted comments. But with Don’t Forget Me she shows that her maturity allows her to narrate stories from her past with wisdom far beyond her years.
Her Story
Maggie Rogers felt an incredible rush of pride the moment her debut album topped the Billboard Adult Alternative Songs chart. Pharrell impressed in class; major labels bid against each other for her rights; and she produced something truly original and transcending genre or timeframe.
Rogers began her musical journey by learning to play banjo and discovering her folk voice during high school, recording an EP before participating in Berklee Summer Music Program where she won their Songwriting Contest. Additionally, during her sophomore year at New York University she released another folky album known as Blood Ballet (2014) which has proven an amazing success story for both herself and others in her field of interest.
Rogers began performing with her roommate Holden Jaffe to form Del Water Gap at college. They performed every weekend; Rogers interned at Spin and ELLE magazine as a fallback career while studying journalism as an alternative; she quickly decided that music would become her primary pursuit instead. Rogers discovered she experienced mild synesthesia – where hearing music makes her see colors! – which gave rise to an additional sense being perceived simultaneously – hearing music made her see colors too!
