Mikaela Davis – The Story of Delivery
Listening to Mikaela Davis is like watching a firework. The classically trained musician blends her musical expertise with her passion for pop, and out of it all erupts the spectacle that is Delivery, her latest album. The rich color comes from Mikaela’s honest voice as both singer and songwriter. Her band booms alongside her, bringing back […]
“Say Something” Is Still Really Catchy
I first heard the song Say Something, by A Great Big World, in 2013, while watching my first, and last, Victoria’s Secret fashion show. It was the lone bright spot in what I learned was a supremely overhyped, deeply uninteresting American tradition. Wasn’t my thing. But hey, the song was pretty good. So good, in […]
Death and Love in Jason Isbell’s “If We Were Vampires”
Jason Isbell’s “If We Were Vampires” tells the story of a harsh yet unavoidable fact of life- everyone dies. He twists this sad phenomenon that most of us do not like to think about into a beautiful story of love. If we were all vampires who lived forever, there would be no point to live […]
The Breezy Beauty of “When I Get There”
The wind is blowing through your hair, the landscape rolls by your car windows, a blur of greens. In front of you the sun melts away so you move faster, the same urgency propelling you to catch it that made you chase rainbows as a child, knowing there would be a pot of gold waiting […]
Callum Pitt – The Story Of Away From The Rousing Parades
Every genre has its strengths. EDM and House can make hours spent dancing feel like minutes, metal can help people channel darker emotions into something energising and positive, classical can make an otherwise torturous study session fly by like magic. Indie’s strength is in its accessibility: most people don’t have a favourite pirate metal track […]
The Snuts’ “Seasons” is an Electrifying Throwback
The Snuts’ single “Seasons” bursts with color and vigor. It’s not quite a happy song, not quite a sad song. Not quite hopeless nor hopeful. Simply put, it’s complicated. But hey, aren’t we all? The Snuts juxtaposed the lively jump-up-and-down-at-an-outdoor-show with a nuanced narrative. The tune is conventional in a much-needed and refreshing way. The […]
Emily Kinney – The Story of “Mermaid Song”
I’ve never thought of myself as a mermaid. So, when the first words of Emily Kinney’s single drifted in softly over steady claps and deep humming synths, I’d be lying if I said I immediately related to her sentiment. I am a mermaid that you dreamt. Swimming away while you slept. My reaction was more […]
Anthony Alvarado – The Story of “Proper Place”
There’s so much pain in the world. I’m so grateful for the music that enters into it with grace. Specifically, I’m grateful for Anthony Alvarado’s music. Anthony reached out to me after reading our piece on Corey Kilgannon – his newest EP, To Stutter, to Yell was actually produced by Corey, and the pair collaborate on […]
The Daunting, Desperate Poetry of Phil Simmond’s “St. Arc, Pt. 1: In the Oak”
Phil Simmond’s St. Arc, Pt. 1: In the Oak is a daunting track. I found it daunting at first because of its length. The song – really, a compilation of songs – stretches out to just over twenty minutes. Upon listening to it, I found that its daunting-ness could be more easily attributed to it […]
Neo Noir – The Story of “Wilderness”
Neo Noir’s “Wilderness” makes me feel cool, because, honestly, it’s a sound so unlike the music I normally listen to. Music like this obviously centers around electronic melodies, yet I couldn’t deny the story present in its haunting lines. It is beautiful and satisfying lyrical sunshine on one end, yet wonderfully odd melancholic moonlight in […]
