I'm an Economics/Urban & Environmental Policy double major at Occidental College. I'm currently dividing my time between Chicago (home) and Los Angeles. If I'm not there, I'm usually lost for the sake of adventure.
Likes: piano, kickboxing, artisanal cheeses, paper maps
Dislikes: texting, apples, Uber-surge pricing
Sometimes when we seek out music, we are just looking for nothing more than a little bit of lighthearted comfort. DREAMERS brings just that with their newest release, This Album Does Not Exist. Considering the title, the pop-rock group hailing from Brooklyn, really makes sure their album hits you at full swing with a series of […]
Summer may just be coming to an end…Luckily, there’s there’s no saying we can’t prolong the best season of the year with San-Francisco-based, Norway- and UK-born duo, Ohlayindigo and their breezy 6-track release, Phases. The group, consisting of singer Hanna Ponth and drummer Zak Shrapnell, has presented an version of synthpop so light, it is […]
British composer George Robinson, known as Secoya, combats the misconception that instrumental music is lacking with The Worlds is Yours, a sophomore debut that is able to invoke a wide range of emotions, captivating anyone that takes a listen. Robinson proves that you do not need lyrics to capture the heart — the music speaks for […]
There are times when we find ourselves wishing to pass time as fast and painlessly as possible. Finding myself in that situation recently, I downloaded Brisbane-born singer-songwriter Jarryd James’ latest release, High, for a five hour plane ride. The 10-track album marks James’ US Debut. With five of the tracks coming from James’ non-US Debut, Thirty-One, […]
Hopelessness. It’s not exactly a pleasant feeling, but a familiar one nonetheless. This is exactly the mood that Phantogram is trying to convey in their latest releases “You Don’t Get Me High Anymore” and “Run Run Blood.” The duo — Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter, who are preparing for the release of their third studio album, appropriately […]
Similarly to many iconic movies of the ’80s, New Zealand-born Andrew Keoghan doesn’t spare any bit of that glitz while simultaneously showing us how dangerously easy it is to get sucked into a world where everyone constantly strives to one-up the other in his latest music video for “Queues at Dani Keys.” A metropolitan lifestyle of […]
Melbourne-based quintet Canary has released their 10-track sophomore album, I am Lion, a musical homage to the many stages of a breakup. Somehow, they manage to deliver a harsh dose of reality in a surprisingly gentle manner. It is an album that anyone who has gone through a heartbreak of any sort can relate to. Inspired by events in frontman […]
Minimal. Hazy. Yet strangely alluring. Sure you may think that 8 minutes and 50 seconds of mysterious, ambient beats may prove to be too much for you, but don’t knock it ‘till you try it. Mysterious DJ from the Netherlands, nthng, has released a remastered version of “Untitled (Human Pt. II)” as one half of […]
