“Overdrive” – Single Review

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The lyrics describe the rush of living in the moment and throwing caution to the winds: “Divin’ off the deep end // I can’t think of a reason // we should take our time,” he sings, “All or nothing // let’s just trust the night.”

“Overdrive” feels like something that would play at the end of a coming-of-age movie, which is kind of Gray’s whole vibe (see “Wish You Were Sober,” “Maniac,” and “Little League”). The song’s live-while-we’re-young lyrics and sparkling production give the song an exuberant feel.

“With ‘Overdrive’, all I wanted to do was give people just a form of escapism,” Gray said in an interview with NME.

“The song is about losing your inhibitions and just doing exactly what you want to do in a given moment, even if it’s a little bit reckless. I think that’s kind of the main thing I’m craving right now – to be able to live a life without inhibitions because, at the moment, we have a lot of barriers to living our lives. It’s really a fantasy. It’s a form of escape for me.”

In times like these, we all need a little bit of an escape now and then. I’m looking forward to the day I can blast “Overdrive” at a party with all my friends!

Gray is currently working on another album, but no word yet on when it will drop.

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