Bustle Booth

InThink Later, the rising singer-songwriter presents dance-floor pop alongside vulnerable balladry.

Tate McRae is dancing like its 2002 again.

Her movesproliferate on Twitter, where fans have sliced clips from exeswith performancesof her Top 10 hit greedy.

In Tate McRae’s new album, ‘Think Later,’ she shares pop songs made for the dance floor.

Shes dancing like few pop stars have since the early aughts.

Britneys an icon, says McRae, 20, over the phone from her childhood bedroom in Calgary.

It was a completely different era.

In her new album ‘Think Later,’ Tate McRae builds on songs like “exes” and “greedy."

I wasnt going in being like, We need to reference the 2000s.

It was just, We need to bring back dance.

I felt like there were two different sides of my brain that didnt go together.

Tate McRae songs like “exes” and “greedy” are tailor-made for choreography.

She released her debut album,I Used to Think I Could Fly, in 2022.

[The album captures] the thoughts that went through my head of, F*ck it.

Lets just do it, let me just take that flight.

Her rise mirrors fellow Gen Z sensations Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo.

(She plays one of the latters close friends in thebad idea right?

Shes an absolute angel, adore her, McRae says of Rodrigo.

All of us had a blast on set.

It was just like friends hanging out, shooting a little video.

Get to know more about McRae in the Bustle Booth questionnaire below.

In The Bustle Booth

Whats your coffee order?

An iced vanilla latte with almond milk.

What cities are the saved weather locations on your phone?

What is your star sign?

Whats your favorite overused movie quote?

The one fromMean Girls: Youre like really pretty.

What was your favorite cartoon as a kid?

Whats one movie or TV show that you’re currently obsessed with?

I just finishedSuits, and I was obsessed.

Who is your celebrity idol?

Shes the classiest, coolest, most talented chick around.

If you had to be on a reality TV show, which one would it be?

I want to be on a cooking show, something likeMasterChef.

I can’t cook for sh*t, so I want to learn.

Whats your go-to karaoke song?

Mr. Brightside [by The Killers].

But Ill never sing if someone asks me to karaoke.

What’s something that’s been inspiring you lately?

Ive been reading this book calledBig Magic.

Whenever I get terrified to write or put too much pressure on myself, I read a couple chapters.

It always opens up my senses to creativity again.

Whats something youd want people to say about you?

That Im a really hard worker.

You may not be the best in the room, but you might always be the hardest worker.