‘The universe said: we have big plans for you’

Three years after her first online hit, Maggie Rogers tells Helen Brown why she’s only now releasing an album

Angry tears are streaking down Maggie Rogers’ face. “Would you hear me out if I told you I was terrified for days?” sings the 24-year-old American. “Thought I was going to break.” At this point in the video for her most recent single, Light On, Rogers’ voice swells as she recalls the fear and isolation she felt at a time