Olivia Rodrigo achieved the seemingly impossible feat of turning the DMV into a place where you would love to be, with her performance of songs from the album ‘Sour’ at one such location in the latest uploaded video of NPR’s Tiny Desk (Home) Concert series…
The setting which she described as having some “interesting vibes to it,” was an obvious place for the breakout hit ‘Drivers License’ which consists of a set of four songs. When she got her music band behind her, she performed her songs with utmost brilliance. As time went on, she moved from guitar to piano in the bright setting with a fluorescent glow of lights.
Throughout this performance, her band and Rodrigo took on the Tiny Desk with an experiment with the arrangements, embracing the sounds of her songs. She began with the song ‘good 4 u’ and the same setup carried on to the song ‘traitor’ with an addition of an echoed electric guitar.
The song ‘Drivers License features Olivia and a keyboard. The song created a different impact from the recorded version known for Dan Nigro’s production and the omnipresent beeping of a car door sensor. ‘Déjà Vu began softly only the acoustic guitar until the chorus ramped up as she exclaimed: “Do you get déjà vu, huh?”
Sour tells the story of the heartbreaks of a teenager like Olivia Rodrigo. At the early age of 18, it is very difficult to absorb and adjust to such a situation. The deeply felt anguish and pain of emptiness were felt through her song. However, her dance around an empty DMV and laughing along to the song written on betrayal reiterates the fact that time heals every wound.
With her NPR Tiny Desk concert, ‘Drivers License’ The new hit-machine Olivia Rodrigo took us back to where all started: DMV.
The Disney actor turned singer’s debut with Tiny desk came after she announced her dates for the highly anticipated world tour in 2022- from Los Angeles to Greek Theatre in late May. The tickets for the world told will be started from Friday onwards. But for fans pre-booking is also available virtually.
NPR Music tweeted and asked the followers to watch the video during the premiere of the Tiny Desk Concert. Even The California DMV tweeted about the release of the official music video of NPR on Twitter on Tuesday morning and encouraged the followers to check the video out on the official YouTube page of NPR Music and also tagged both @oliviarodrigo and @nprmusic.
