“deja vu” is vulnerable but self-assured, nostalgic but modern and mature but youthful. It seemed impossible that a second single could measure up to “Driver’s License,” but Rodrigo achieved the unachievable: she beat it. The Gen-Z star came back with a bang with “deja vu,” an alt-pop smash powered by Lorde-like melodrama and sharp Taylor-Swift-Esque storytelling.
