Maggie Rogers has shared the latest taster of her new album,
'Surrender'. Titled
'Horses', it's the third track to come from the record, which is set to arrive on 29th July. It follows on from lead track
'That's Where I Am' and
'Want Want'.
Speaking to Dork as part of
the cover story for this month's magazine, Maggie revealed some of the story behind the song.
"That song, writing it felt like a dream," she explained. "I started writing it, and I looked over at Tom [Hull, Kid Harpoon] and I was like '…is this stupid?' He was like 'just keep going. Just keep going.' It just came. I didn't know, totally, what it meant or who it was about. I wrote it in the same day as 'That's Where I Am' and '
I've Got A Friend'. I've never had a three-song day before. 'Horses' was at the very end of the day. I was exhausted. Because of that, it's a one-take vocal. It was the end of the night. I was like 'I'll do it once, then I'm going to bed.' It's quite emotional. I didn't know that I could do it that many times. Most of the vocals on the record are the first take, if not then the second. There's not a tonne… Because they're so emotional. It was about the rawness of it. It wasn't about it being pretty. It's one of my favourite things I've ever made. I still get goosebumps when I hear the end. It's also hard to watch a little bit, for me. It's hard to listen to. I can hear how knotted up I was.
