Im like, No, I’m definitely born in the right generation.
I’m glad to be a TikTok generation kid.
You could say that Bird is part of two movements happening in the music industry right now.
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Meanwhile,artists like Sexxy Red and Tylaare successfully translating TikTok stardom into mainstream.
The first video that I ever posted went viral.
And so I went overnight from having zero followers to like 10,000 followers, she says.
Olivia Rodrigo and Towa Bird at the premiere ofDriving Home 2 U (A Sour Film).
Olivia Rodrigo and Towa Bird at the premiere ofDriving Home 2 U (A Sour Film).
I was in the studio in London and I got a call from my managers, Bird explains.
And I was like, yeah, of course Im fucking interested!
Towa Bird and Renée Rapp at theVanity FairOscars after-party on March 11, 2024.
Since then, Bird has written and recorded her first studio album and toured and performed withRenee Rapp.
Towa Bird and Renee Rapp at theVanity FairOscars after-party on March 11, 2024.
That said, it never would have worked if she and Rodrigo had not also connected stylistically.
Renée Rapp performs with Towa Bird at Coachella 2024.
I think she saw that in me and was like, Oh, we could connect here on this.
Rodrigos music has drawncomparisons to ParamoreandBikini Kill, and Birds music has a similar punk-inflected edge.
One of Birds favorite tracks fromAmerican Herois Sorry, Sorry, about developing romantic feelings for a friend.
Bird says the song, written with her friend Luke Wild, came together in about an hour.
Renee Rapp performs with Towa Bird at Coachella 2024.
I think those emotions were really high, says Bird.
Cut to today, when she herself is part of a growing, female-fronted queer music scene.
Bird hopes that one day, culture wont need to separate lesbian music from just music.
But for now, Feeling like Im kind of on the party bus is really exciting.
