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Becca Richardson: rising Nashville musician and busting the electric guitar gender stereotype

I was lucky enough to have Becca join me for a Zoom interview to talk about her genre-bending music career. From Stanford, to a five year career at Google, and then breaking into the Nashville music scene with her soulful creativity, her story is one worth reading. My favorites of her songs are the newlyContinue reading “Becca Richardson: rising Nashville musician and busting the electric guitar gender stereotype”

Quarantunes

Amidst the extraordinary chaos of our world right now, I’ve turned to music more than ever. As we all try to avoid playing a part in spreading covid-19, we are being forced into an unnatural stillness that most of us find daunting and uncomfortable. I have been sent home from college, cooped up at home,Continue reading “Quarantunes”

Phoebe Bridgers’ “Garden Song” and Something To Do Because We All Live Like Hermits Now

Phoebe Bridgers’ platinum blonde wisps of hair give her a halo. Whether she’s like an angel or an alien (maybe both), her presence and her voice are undeniably ethereal. Our current state of the world feels like the warped reality Bridgers tells so well in her music. If you’re currently stuck in the strange limboContinue reading “Phoebe Bridgers’ “Garden Song” and Something To Do Because We All Live Like Hermits Now”

Too sad to cry? Check out Sasha Sloan.

When a friend recently asked me why I listen to sad music when I’m already feeling down, I was at a loss. “Does it even make you feel better?” she asked. “Not really,” I replied, now somewhat more confused than she was. Afterwards, I turned to Sasha Sloan’s discography for comfort in the face ofContinue reading “Too sad to cry? Check out Sasha Sloan.”

The Hearty Catharsis of Florence + the Machine’s “Hunger”

On May 4th, 2018, British indie rock band Florence + the Machine released the single “Hunger” as a taste of its upcoming album, High as Hope. The band’s eponymous, whimsical lead singer, Florence Welch, wrote the stunning lyrics as a personal poem, and the contrast between their raw darkness and the dance-ability of the musicContinue reading “The Hearty Catharsis of Florence + the Machine’s “Hunger””

“Praying”

When Kesha released her international pop hit “Tik Tok” as a twenty-two year old, the party-hard tune encouraged people around the world to “brush their teeth with a bottle of jack”. Her reputation evolved as a party girl who probably ate glitter on cold pizza the morning after binge drinking. But, as with many artists,Continue reading ““Praying””