{"id":35177,"date":"2021-02-25T17:00:31","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T17:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/conan-gray-releases-new-single-overdrive\/"},"modified":"2021-02-25T17:00:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-25T17:00:31","slug":"conan-gray-releases-new-single-overdrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/conan-gray-releases-new-single-overdrive\/","title":{"rendered":"“Overdrive” – Single Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Conan Gray<\/a>, everybody\u2019s favorite indie-pop king, is back with his first solo single since his 2020 debut album, <\/span>Kid Krow<\/span><\/i><\/a>. His new single \u201cOverdrive\u201d is a blast of 80s synths and catchy lyrics, giving the track a cinematic feel.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The lyrics describe the rush of living in the moment and throwing caution to the winds: \u201cDivin\u2019 off the deep end \/\/ I can\u2019t think of a reason \/\/ we should take our time,\u201d he sings, \u201cAll or nothing \/\/ let\u2019s just trust the night.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cOverdrive\u201d feels like something that would play at the end of a coming-of-age movie, which is kind of Gray\u2019s whole vibe (see \u201cWish You Were Sober,\u201d \u201cManiac,\u201d and \u201cLittle League\u201d). The song\u2019s live-while-we\u2019re-young lyrics and sparkling production give the song an exuberant feel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWith \u2018Overdrive\u2019, all I wanted to do was give people just a form of escapism,\u201d Gray said in an interview with <\/span>NME<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe song is about losing your inhibitions and just doing exactly what you want to do in a given moment, even if it\u2019s a little bit reckless. I think that\u2019s kind of the main thing I\u2019m craving right now \u2013 to be able to live a life without inhibitions because, at the moment, we have a lot of barriers to living our lives. It\u2019s really a fantasy. It\u2019s a form of escape for me.\u201d<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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In times like these, we all need a little bit of an escape now and then. I\u2019m looking forward to the day I can blast \u201cOverdrive\u201d at a party with all my friends!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gray is currently working on another album, but no word yet on when it will drop.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Check out \u201cOverdrive\u201d here!<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n