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Maggie Rogers unveils new single “That’s Where I Am,” performing at Coachella this weekend

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Grammy-nominated singer/producer Maggie Rogers has released their new single “That’s Where I Am” on Friday.

Rogers co-wrote and co-produced the track with Kid Harpoon, who previously worked with Rogers on the song “Light On.” The singer recorded the tune at NYC’s Electric Lady Studios in New York City and at Peter Gabriel’s Real World Studios in England. The accompanying music video, which was co-directed by Rogers, Michael Scanlon, and Warren Fu, is a love letter to the Big Apple with noticeable cameo appearances from David Byrne, Quil Lemons and Hamilton Leithauser. The visual can be seen below.

Rogers said this about the new song/video:

“That’s Where I Am” is a story I’d been carrying around for many years, the story of a love that had been with me and unfolding for a long time. A lot of the events that Surrender chronicles take place in New York City. In the stark solitude and distance of covid, it was the backdrop for all my claustrophobic fantasies. The proximity and pleasure of just staring at strangers. The way a night could unfold. Events that interrupt your day instead of having to consciously and deliberately make each decision. I longed for someone to sweat on me. Spill their beer on my shoes. Be too tall for me to see at the concert. The city’s music and attitude was a big source of inspiration for the record.

For all these reasons, there was only ever one place we could shoot the video. I’ve always said that New York is the city that winks back. It’s a main character. It’s a friend, a lover, an enemy sometimes. In many ways, the music video is about that New York love story. And on those filming days, it felt like the city was on our side. We got our first taste of true New York spring. That feral downtown explosion when suddenly everyone’s smoking on the sidewalks in short sleeves and drinking gin and tonics. The appearance of a few classic New York characters – David Byrne, The Walkmen’s Hamilton Leithauser, and photographer Quil Lemons – made the daydream feel complete.”

“That’s Where I Am” is the first single from Rogers’ forthcoming studio album Surrender. The record, which will be the follow-up to Rogers’ 2019 studio album Heard It in a Past Life, will be released on July 29 via Capitol Records. Pre-orders for the release can be made here.

Rogers will be performing at the sold-out Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 17 and April 24. More information about the festival can be found here.