Update Your Mood Playlist — Dodie's Debut Album Captures the Zeitgeist of 2021

"'Cool Girl' is a way of trying to limit the situations [described in 'Hate Myself'] by not expressing your needs or standing up for yourself in any way. Really just trying to be the smoothest, like [a] plank of wood to make sure that you have no rough edges and that you're not demanding anything of anyone so that no problems are caused — so you'll be the most lovable or the most easy to love. That song's kind of a bit bitter."