The last time the world witnessed a mainstream album that’s all “Loverboy Rock” was probably “Songs About Jane” by Maroon 5 in 2002.
When Robbie told us that he wrote his song “Adolescent Lover” from a poem on the back of an old paycheck from the 90s it all started to make sense. The song is about his girl and his car and “leaving their troubles to god” instead of worrying too much.
Something pretty simple and yet today’s musicians prefer dismissing it for more grandiose stuff with deeper lyrics. I even caught myself humming the lyrics “adolescent giiiirl” and “adolescent loooooove” everywhere I go.
Robbie Rapids though, in my opinion, has enough potential to make a record as big and as romantic as Maroon 5. The talent is there, the nostalgic factor is there, there’s a “Less is more approach” and the singing is pretty easy to follow and sing along to.
The song is an easy pop-rock/acoustic rock that today’s music scene sorta lacks. Robbie is simply a young singer-songwriter that ticks all the “talented artist” boxes, but at the same time has enough simplicity to remain relevant.
Edited by: Viola Karmy