![]() ![]() She says she also edits a lot while working out songs-something that stuck from her songwriting studies at Belmont University in Nashville. “If the guitar part is sticking and speaking to me, I try to figure out what it’s telling me, because I know that it’s something special when the music alone feels a certain way.” “Most times, I’ll sit there and come up with the guitar first,” she says. “He has so much experience working with other artists, and you can tell he’s just a very sensitive human and is respectful of the art.”įor “21,” Drew already had the guitar part, and the melody just followed, which is usually how songs piece together for the artist. “He’s just so multitalented, it hurts,” says Drew. The whole process was enlightening, says the singer. Two months later, Drew moved to Los Angeles and started recording. ![]() ![]() When he asked her “Why are you actually here?” she started playing “21.” When Drew was still living in Nashville, she was on a writing trip to Los Angeles in 2018, and ended up having coffee at Wells’ studio. It wasn’t about making an overproduced, pop album. Produced by Greg Wells (Dua Lipa, Adele, Katy Perry, One Republic), Drew says working together led to a natural unraveling of her music. I try not to put so much pressure that it has to happen right now, because I think that whenever the time is right for that, it’ll happen.”ĭelicately flowed, the slower pop of “21” flushes through Drew’s deeper want in lyrics When I was younger it all seemed so simple … I’m not talking diamond rings, just looking for someone who gets me / Here I am 21 never been in love / Nothing to cry about, I know it will come /But it’s all that’s on my mind in the middle of the night. I’m happy with my life and have amazing friends and family. “I think love is something everybody wants in their life, and it’s something that’s important to me, but I’m also very career-driven person. “It’s still very honest to me,” she says. Written mostly while she was in college, the EP, motions through love and the momentum of life. “And a lot of the songs are about that kind of self-made timeline.” “I had a timeline in my head, and I got there, and it was nothing like I thought it would be,” Drew tells American Songwriter. The song came to her one night when she was trying to go out with her friends, and everyone was out on dates. Her parents fell in love when they were 21, and she believed love just found people by this point in their lives. She explores her search for love and finding contentment with what she has now on her upcoming EP and new single “21.” ![]() The Los Angeles-based pop singer and songwriter has never been in love and always thought her time would come, at 21. On Friday, more than a week after wrapping up a disastrous season, Drew was relieved of his duties.ĭrew leaves Vanderbilt with a 40-59 overall record and one NCAA Tournament appearance.Bryce Drew is still finding herself caught up in timelines. That, evidently, was all new AD Turner needed to see. Drew’s Vanderbilt team lost 13 of those games by double digits and only two by three points or fewer. Nesmith was a useful piece throughout the season, but shot only 39.2% from the field as the Commodores fell apart when the calendar flipped over to 2019.Ī 9-4 non-conference start gave way to an 0-19 SEC record that stands as the worst single-season campaign in league history. Shittu reportedly clashed with Drew and saw his playing time and impact dwindle as the season wore on, scoring just 17 points over his final three games of the year. Garland lasted only five games before a knee injury ended his college career. Five-star prospects Darius Garland and Simi Shittu headlined Vandy’s 2018 arrivals, with four-star forward Aaron Nesmith rounding out a powerhouse class and raising NCAA Tournament expectations. Vanderbilt came into 2018-19 with massive expectations after signing the most highly-touted recruiting class in program history. I appreciate all of the contributions Bryce has made over the past three seasons to Vanderbilt, and we wish him all the best.”ĭrew’s exit comes after what was likely the most disappointing season in Commodores’ history. “Bryce has represented Vanderbilt in exceptional fashion in his time here. After careful consideration, we’ve decided to make a change to the leadership of our men’s basketball program,” Athletic Director Malcolm Turner said in a statement. “Vanderbilt is committed to competing at the highest levels on and off the court. Bryce Drew will not return as Vanderbilt's head men's basketball coach for the 2019-20 season. ![]()
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