The xx: minimal, intimate, and up-close. I wondered how they would translate their sound—seemingly suited for an underground club or intimate bar—to Roskilde Festival’s biggest stage and the open air. Spoiler alert: They fared quite well. The London-based trio comprised of Romy Madley Croft, James Thomas Smith, and Oliver Sim took to the stage […]
Realizing the capacity for human error can be one of the most excruciating truths of adulthood. Or heartbreakingly, childhood. Unconditional love seems to be the “right” catch-all solution, but things are rarely, if ever, so simple. Sometimes no matter how hard you try, you have to accept that you cannot control another persons’ actions and […]
Whenever you befriend someone in a band and are about to hear them play for the first time, there is a small moment of all-consuming fear that they might be complete shit. In this case, my friend is Frederik (with whom I share a hallway at my dorm in Copenhagen) and the band is Fugleflugten . […]
Hayden Calnin might be Australia’s answer to Bon Iver—with a bit of an electric twist. He is indie. He is folk. He is electronic. He is a self-proclaimed folktronic. His track “White Night”, a favorite in my playlist, embodies this fusion of styles and is consistent with his music’s examination of meaningful themes. […]
All we have is time to kill. I must be dreaming. Got my heart in a chokehold. Music means different things to different people. It can be an outlet. It can be fun. It’s an expression that takes many forms for those who consume it and for those who make it. For 21-year-old Emmit Fenn, […]
“Are you going to Roskilde this year?” As summer approaches in Denmark, this question is as common in daily life as a piece of rye bread is for lunch. With approximately 130,000 attendees and most of them Danish, Roskilde Festival attracts an astounding proportion of people relative to Denmark’s tiny population of 5 million. […]
Do you feel like going to a rave? What about a rave in Stockholm? Well, Lines will take you there. This brand new Stockholm-based four-piece is increasingly gaining a cult/not-so-cult fanbase thanks to the Spotify platform and thanks to their catchy debut and follow-up tracks. Their debut single, “Weekends” hit #6 on the Spotify Global […]
We relate what we hear to what we know. Or at least I do. It is comforting to be able to relate two things that are completely opposite ends of the world, differ in every way that doesn’t matter, and mirror each other in every way that does matter. And when I hear L.A. native […]
