Loved this. Last night, in anticipation of her album release, I listened to Olivia's interview with Kathleen Hanna (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnAf83vYtiw) and have been thinking a lot about the importance of, for lack of a better word, legacy. The legendary female rock musicians are in many ways most acclaimed and remembered for their earlier work, but there is so much explored in a discography from a woman who continues to live, think, and make art as she gets older. What does it look like for righteous rage to develop beyond the nest of teen angst? I know it is sacrilegious to many to imply this given that Olivia is an industry-backed mainstream star, but I do think that she plays a really special part in keeping the spirit of riotgrrrl alive. She knows that being liked by ten-year-old girls is more punk than being liked by some pedantic music nerd who rolls his eyes when I mention riotgrrrl (though he too probably also likes Olivia's music lol).
In the interview they talk about how, simply put, women making rock music are really special and cool and important. On that note I wanted to mention that your music is very special to me in this vein; "Modern Woman," "Like the Boys," "Mythologize Me," and "Glitter" sit alongside Rodrigo's "all american bitch" in the tier of best feminist songs of the 2020s. Seeing them performed live in Toronto was really special, thank you :)
I am constantly in awe of Olivia's openness and sincerity in interviews (and in her songwriting!), and I think that's unfortunately what so many people (read: haters) find troubling about her. In that Popcast interview, they talked about how she's so forthcoming about her inspiration that it leads to people calling her out for straight-up stealing from artists and her retroactively issuing songwriting credits, which I find sad. Reminds me of early reactions to Taylor's "surprised face," and similar expressions of her earnestness. I think Olivia's such a sharp artist; this album has endeared her to me even more.
Great distillation of thoughts on the matter of teen idol pitfalls. O Rodrigo is like a riot girl of pop. Wondering if a collaboration with Sleater-Kinney would break things.
Loved this. Last night, in anticipation of her album release, I listened to Olivia's interview with Kathleen Hanna (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnAf83vYtiw) and have been thinking a lot about the importance of, for lack of a better word, legacy. The legendary female rock musicians are in many ways most acclaimed and remembered for their earlier work, but there is so much explored in a discography from a woman who continues to live, think, and make art as she gets older. What does it look like for righteous rage to develop beyond the nest of teen angst? I know it is sacrilegious to many to imply this given that Olivia is an industry-backed mainstream star, but I do think that she plays a really special part in keeping the spirit of riotgrrrl alive. She knows that being liked by ten-year-old girls is more punk than being liked by some pedantic music nerd who rolls his eyes when I mention riotgrrrl (though he too probably also likes Olivia's music lol).
In the interview they talk about how, simply put, women making rock music are really special and cool and important. On that note I wanted to mention that your music is very special to me in this vein; "Modern Woman," "Like the Boys," "Mythologize Me," and "Glitter" sit alongside Rodrigo's "all american bitch" in the tier of best feminist songs of the 2020s. Seeing them performed live in Toronto was really special, thank you :)
I am constantly in awe of Olivia's openness and sincerity in interviews (and in her songwriting!), and I think that's unfortunately what so many people (read: haters) find troubling about her. In that Popcast interview, they talked about how she's so forthcoming about her inspiration that it leads to people calling her out for straight-up stealing from artists and her retroactively issuing songwriting credits, which I find sad. Reminds me of early reactions to Taylor's "surprised face," and similar expressions of her earnestness. I think Olivia's such a sharp artist; this album has endeared her to me even more.
I love her so bad !!!!
beautiful
Great distillation of thoughts on the matter of teen idol pitfalls. O Rodrigo is like a riot girl of pop. Wondering if a collaboration with Sleater-Kinney would break things.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
hitting a like for the genuinely well thought out critique, yes. But also largely for the Sing Street reference
Olivia is inspirational to girlhood, I wonder who will next get “woman’d”
Fantastic dear