Last February, fresh off the release of her latest record Wisecrack, I sat down with Haley Blais and we sleuthed it out. In her music, the Vancouver-based singer-songwriter acts out narrative omnipotence with frequency and plays God with necessity. This artistic self-assurance made our casual conversation feel almost indulgent, almost sacred; nearly profane. Blais, however, the professional self-investigator that she is, was fueled by ease.
Read MoreBlog writer Greer Morgan sat down with Jacob Cohen to talk about influences, origin stories, and to write silly poetry. This interview is full of laughs, heartwarming connections, and mischievous concoctions. It was too good not to film, and too good to keep from you! Check out the video.
Read MoreWerewolf is the musical pseudonym of Ollie Peterson, a 19-year-old Kenyon attendee, Kokosinger, AD, and Horn Gallery sound tech. On an unusually warm day, Peterson and I met outside of Farr Hall to talk all things music production, writing, influences, and intention…
Read MoreAidan Puntes’ “in Parting” is a poetic act. It’s a relatable, true portrait of all that is human and real. It’s a heart on display. In my conversation with Puntes about his debut album (first of many, he adds), it took only a minute for me to realize his brain is just as memorable as any one of his songs.
Read MoreThursday evening, the bubbly and earnest Phil Hicks arrived at Farr Hall, with a swag bag of merchandise and an infectious positive demeanor. One could say that Phil “moonlights” as a record store owner alongside his primary job as a pharmacist, but his salesmaking skills translate seamlessly to his storefronting.
Read MoreLiv Stripling: What’s your creative process when making music together, and how is it different from when you guys produce for other artists?
Scootie: Whenever we were making stuff for us it’s kinda like throwing paint. We just kinda do whatever we feel. Versus if we’re making something for somebody else, it’s more so trying to help them to tell the story they want to tell and paint the picture they want to see…
Read MorePicture this: it’s your very first Summer Sendoff because you’re a senior in the class of 2023. Your first Sendoff was canceled due to the novel coronavirus and so was your sophomore Sendoff. For your third Sendoff, you were studying abroad (sometimes three times is not the charm). So, that leaves you with Summer Sendoff 2023 as your first and only opportunity to enjoy Kenyon’s famed end of year festivity. Guess what? It’s pouring rain.
Read MoreIt was a gloomy day in Gambier until rising indie-pop/rock star Alfie Templeman popped onto our Zoom call with a big grin and a glass of wine (“because I’m in Sicily!”). The English artist, who has amassed a devoted fan base of over 2.4 million monthly listeners since the release of his debut single in 2018, has taken the past two years to explore and expand his sound.
Read MoreRigby is the solo project of 21-year-old Kelly Rose Golden. Rigby’s discography consists of three EPs and four singles, the latest of which is titled “In Limbo”. Everything that Rigby has released thus far has been self-recorded, self-produced, and self-released, making Golden a true indie artist. Despite working solo , she manages to produce studio-quality recordings from her bedroom in Los Angeles, California.
Read MoreIndigo De Souza, breakout indie garage-pop artist from Asheville, North Carolina, is coming out of quarantine with a hopeful attitude and a new album.
Read MoreIt’s a tough time to be anything right now, and being a college student is no exception. My entire second year of college consisted of constantly panicking about becoming infected with COVID-19 or being sent home because of it, missing my friends because they either deferred or weren’t permitted to live on campus, and struggling to concentrate in class or get any work done. I acknowledge how extremely fortunate I am to have been at school at all, but the whole experience left me feeling stressed, lonely, and honestly, deeply depressed.
Read MoreOnly a few years ago, Sloan Struble — better known to most as Dayglow — was sitting in his childhood bedroom in a tiny town in Texas, recording an album that he had only ventured to show his mom and best friend. Now, the musician has over six million monthly listeners on Spotify, with his 2018 single “Can I Call You Tonight?” finding a new life on TikTok where it provides the background music to about 65,000 videos. He’s played the Austin City Limits festival and recently had his late-night TV debut on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Read MoreTiktok has quickly become a rising musician’s go-to in regards to gaining exposure. From overnight successes like Olivia Rodrigo (whose Drivers License went viral after Charlie D’Amelio played it in a clip) to smaller artists like Ant Saunders and Ashnikko, it’s no secret that the platform can easily make an artist’s work go from zero streams to half a million in just a few hours. One artist that demonstrates this is Maude Latour, a 21-year old singer-songwriter from New York City.
Read More“I’m just living in this space, trying to contribute something so that when I die, I live on,” Haley Blais tells me through our Zoom screen. “...I’m scared of death!” she blurts out soon after, grinning as she does so.
Read MoreCharlie Hickey is a 21-year-old singer/songwriter from South Pasadena, California. He released his debut EP, titled Count The Stairs, on January 26, 2021. The project was produced by Marshall Vore and contains six tracks, two of which feature Phoebe Bridgers on backing vocals.
Read MoreThe first time I heard Anna Vaus, she was singing a currently unreleased song she wrote for her mom on TikTok. Immediately, I was drawn in by the introspective lyrics and the undeniably catchy melody. Vaus' reflective, pop-country sound came off like a Taylor Swift project with a unique sense of intimacy. I hit subscribe instantly.
Read MoreHazlet is the type of small suburban town every punk band sings about wanting to escape. There’s one high school with just under 1,000 students enrolled annually, and you can only drive through town for about ten minutes before hitting city limits. Most kids go stir-crazy living there for their whole lives, it’s so small and uneventful. Soon, however, Hazlet will be known as more than just a stuffy, boring town. Soon, it’ll be known as the birthplace of up-and-coming Alternative Rock band, U Might Be Mine.
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