Maggie Rogers Misses a Past-Tense Lover on ‘In the Living Room’

Ahead of her Don’t Forget Me tour, Part II, Maggie Rogers has a gift for her eager fans: “In the Living Room,” a heart-wrenching, breakup single. In the music video, Rogers shifts from thrashing around in her bedroom sheets to sharing a soft kiss with a past-tense lover, as she sings, “But I will always remember you/When we were dancing in the living room.” Much like her songs from Don’t Forget Me, on her latest single Rogers reflects on her “young and hungry” self that was hopelessly in love. She began writing the song in March 2023, a few months after writing her third studio album.

“My co-writer/co-producer, Ian Fitchuk, and I were back in the studio and decided to try for one more song,” Rogers shared in a statement. “Like so much of the album, it’s a song about the beauty and pain of memory, and the way that interweaves with reality when you’re processing the exit of a person in your life. Ultimately, Don’t Forget Me as an album is about how we remember people, and the stories we tell ourselves in the process of creating new realities.”

“Rogers takes a metaphorical road trip through her own past as a means of escaping her disconcerting present,” on Don’t Forget Me, per Rolling Stone‘s review. On songs like “All the Same,” and “If Now Was Then,” Rogers relives those all too familiar intimate moments.

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Rogers kicks off her Don’t Forget Me tour, Part II Wednesday in Austin. She also has stops in Philadelphia, Boston, New York, Chicago, and Seattle. Days after announcing her fall arena tour in April, Rogers popped into box offices at every tour stop, encouraging fans to purchase in-person tickets for a special rate. It’s a ticketing program she put into use ahead of her Summer of ’23 Tour, to avoid resell bots and the hidden fees on ticketing sites.

The Don’t Forget Me tour, Part I took place in the spring, with support from indie pop artist the Japanese House.