Year 7, Day 352

Morning! Today's song is Now by Olivia O'Brien.

Photo by: Justin Higuchi

Since I featured a 90's/2000's jam yesterday I though this would be a good follow because some of the looks she's rocking in this video are textbook for that era and I find it hilarious. So Olivia O'Brien is an American singer active since 2013. She posted a cover she did of a Gnash song on SoundCloud, which gained his attention, and he asked her to record on of her original songs with him, released in 2016. Its success led to her being signed. She consistently released singles through 2016, then released her first EP in 2017. She has two more EPs, one from 2019 and one from 2020. She also released her debut album in 2019, and has since released another this year, with a part two of it in the works. So go check all that out.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 351

Morning! Today's song is Lose My Breathe by Destiny's Child.

Photo from: Pete Sekesan

So Destiny's Child was a girl group active from 1990 until 2006. Originally they were called Girl's Tyme and was made up of Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, Támar Davis, and Nikki and Nina Taylor. After a failed run on Star Search, Beyonce's father took over as manager and cut Davis and the Taylor sister, bringing in LeToya Luckett. The groups name changed a lot, before finally settling on Destiny's Child in 1996, the same year they got signed. The line-up as we know of them showed up in 2000, when after raising concerns over disproportionate earnings, Roberson and Luckett were replaced with Farrah Franklin (who only stayed for a few months) and Michelle Williams. The group had five albums over the course of their career starting in 1998, with the last one released in 2004. After the group ended, each one went solo, so you can check out their other stuff if you're interested.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 350

Morning! Today's song is I Got What You Want by Gloria Tells.

Gloria Tells is Sanne Stenbeck, a singer/songwriter from Sweden. She does solo stuff, obviously, and also is the lead singer in a duo called House Of Say and writes songs for other people. She's been active since at least 2018 as a solo artist, releasing two EPs and an album in 2018. She released another EP in 2019, then two more in 2020. Her most recent album was released in 2020, but she's released a couple singles this year as well so she's still going strong. And if you want to check out more from you, you can look into the duo. Enjoy.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 349

Morning! Today's song is Until The End by Dirty South featuring Joe Gil.

Photo by: Ssandars

So Dirty South is the stage name for Dragan Roganović, a Serbian/Yugolsavian DJ active since 2004 and based out of Australia. He made tracks on his home computer and sent them worldwide, earning him a deal with a label in 2005. Since then he's made four albums, the first in 2013 and the most recent in 2018, and many popular singles from 2006 and onward. He's also released two EPs, one in 2006 and the other in 2019. He's been nominated for a bunch of awards, including two ARIAs, and has placed in the Top 100 DJs list every year since 2007. For Joe Gil I don't have an official bio to go off of, all I know is he's an American singer. He's been around since at least 2007 because that's when his album came out, but other than that I got nothing. So if you guys have some more info let me know. Until then, enjoy the song. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 348

Morning! Today's song is Mama by Jonas Blue featuring William Singe.

 

Jonas Blue is Guy James Robin, an English singer active since 2015 when he released a house cover of a Tracy Chapman song which became a big hit. His next singles were released on a label in 2016, then the song I'm featuring today came out in 2017, along with some other singles. His debut album came out in 2018, then he released more singles in 2019, and a compilation album in 2020. He's been releasing more songs this year, so maybe there will be another album in the near future. William Singe is an Australian singer active since 2011. He auditioned for the X Factor, and was eventually put into a group by the judges called The Collective, which came in third place in 2012. They were signed and released a mini-album the same year, then he left the group in 2015. He started doing a bunch of covers on Facebook and YouTube which made him a viral sensation, before getting signed. His debut single came out in 2017 which he followed up with this song. Since then there hasn't been much officially, but I bet he's still doing stuff on YouTube so go check him out. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 347

Morning! Today's song is Happiness by McFly.

I've talked about McFly enough times that you should all know them by now, so instead I'm just going to throw a little love over Tom's way today since I can't actually vote for him. He's currently on Strictly Come Dancing, which is basically the British equivalent of Dancing With the Stars. Despite having to quarantine and losing a week, he's actually been doing pretty good. He seems stiff in posture, but that's something he can hopefully fix. I like watching Strictly more than Dancing With because they tend to actually teach them real moves and some dance theory instead of just saying memorize this routine and then never do it again. There are exceptions to every rule, each professional dancer is different, but that's just how I feel about it. You are more than welcome to disagree. Anyway if you like McFly or dancing and are British, maybe go throw a vote his way for me if you like what he's doing.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 346

Morning! Today's song is Maybe Don't by Maisie Peters featuring JP Saxe.

 

Maisie Peters is an English singer active since 2015. She started out on YouTube, releasing her debut singles in 2017. In 2018 her career started to pick up and she got signed to a label, releasing her debut EP at the end of the year. She released a couple singles in 2019, followed by another EP, before one of her songs got used for the Birds of Prey album in 2020. In 2021 she switch labels and released her debut album, and has also been writing a soundtrack album for an Apple TV series. Jp Saxe is Jonathan Percy Saxe, a Canadian musician active since 2012. He's got songwriting credits on a couple tracks before he started releasing singles himself in 2017. His debut album came out in 2018, which was followed by some more singles in 2019 and album EP in 2020. His first album was released this year so you can check that out if you're curious. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 345

Morning! Today's song is CWJBHN by Jake Scott and Josie Dunne.

I can't find a lot of information on Jake Scott, so I'm just going to infer things based on the information I did find. So he's been around since at least 2013, which is when the earliest music of his is dated on Spotify. That was an EP in 2013, with another that was released in 2020 and another in 2021. He also has an album the was released in 2020 so clearly he spent the lockdown working hard. This song is from 2020, and was made with Josie Dunne. Josie first signed with a publishing company in 2014, before moving to Nashville and working with Atlantic Records releasing her debut single in 2018. She followed that with an EP the same year, then spent 2019 releasing singles and two more EPs in 2020 and 2021. So both these guys are kind of getting into the steady music release business, which means there should be lots for you to find. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 344

Morning! Today's song is Bite My Tongue by The Beach.

The moniker this guy has chosen makes it hard to find him versus other groups, and even on the official sites I did look at there wasn't really any info to find, and honestly I'm kind of busy right now so instead I'm just gonna give you a little update on what I'm doing so you know why I'm busy. So Christmas is coming up, my family always does a Christmas draw and we usually do names at Thanksgiving then make lists right away and get shopping over with before the rush. I'm the one who coordinates everything so I've been having a lot of conversations about Christmas, presents, wants, needs, suggestions, etc. My mom and I were talking about how her boyfriend like Star Wars, so I showed her a thing I had been working on for myself and she wanted to do a poster of it for him. Then the idea snowballed and now I'm attempting to make three Star Wars themed posters by hand for him with my subpar art skills. I'm excited though because I tend to like projects and this gives me an outlet. I have the general ideas figured out now it's just about implementation, so wish me luck and send some good vibes that I'll actually finish on time. So I'm gonna keep working and you guys can enjoy the song.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 343

Morning! Today's song is Not Your Summer by The Academic.

The Academic is an Irish band active since 2013 and made up of Craig Fitzgerald, Matthew Murtagh, Stephen Murtagh, and Dean Gavin. They formed while they were in school together. They released an EP in 2015 and played a sold out show, the popularity leading to them being selected to represent Ireland at the Eurosonic Festival. And that led to them playing a lot of shows around Europe. They released a single in 2017 followed by their debut album in 2018 before spending the rest of the year on tour. They got nominated for an Album of the Year award in 2019 and were signed to a label in 2020. Since then they've released some EPs so look for those if you're interested. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 342

Morning! Today's song is No Time For Toxic People by Imagine Dragons.

Photo by: Drew de F Fawkes

These guys are a pop rock group active since 2008 and currently made up of Dan Reynolds, Wayne Sermon, Ben McKee, and Daniel Platzman. I always wondered about the band name and it's apparently an anagram for a phrase known only by the band members. There was a lot of member shuffling before they released two EPs in 2010, followed quickly by another in 2011. They were signed the same year, then lucked out by replacing a band who couldn't perform for a huge audience boosting their fan base by a large margin. Then they kind of blew up. Their debut came out in 2012 and obviously got them international fame. They toured for awhile, then released a live album in 2013, followed by more touring while working on another album. That one was released in 2015, then a tour followed before the band took a hiatus in 2016. It lasted less than a year before the band was hyping their fans up for new stuff and those singles came out in 2017. They released their fourth album in 2018 then did some performances and singles through 2019. Reynolds then took a break to focus on parenting, so the group was mostly gone through 2020 before returning with another album in 2021. So go check that out when you have time. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 341

Morning! Today's song is I Don't Want To Be by Gavin DeGraw.

Photo from: Frog Brother

Gavin DeGraw is an American singer active since 1998. He moved to New York and eventually got signed, working on his debut album that came out in 2003 which is where this song is from. Fun Fact: he actually references his parents jobs in the lyrics. He did some appearances on One Tree Hill, who used his song as the theme song, before releasing his second album in 2008. He also released an EP the same year. Since then, he's released four more albums, the first in 2009 and the most recent from 2016. He also opened The National Underground, which was a music venue with his brother. There hasn't been anything since then, but he's still listed as active so I guess we'll wait and see. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 340

Morning! Today's song is Reptilia by The Strokes.

Photo by: Matt

The Strokes are a rock band active since 1998 and made up of Julian Casablancas, Nikolai Fraiture, Albert Hammond Jr, Fabrizio Moretti, and Nick Valensi. It started with Casablancas, Valensi, and Moretti playing together, then they brought in the other two. They started off playing in the Manhattan club scene, then made a demo EP in 2000, released in 2021 and caused a record label bidding war. Their debut album came out in 2001, followed by another in 2003, which is when this song came out. They were going to do a live album in 2004, but the recording quality wasn't good enough. Their next album came out in 2005, which was a little different from the other albums. In 2006 they played a bunch of festivals in Europe before doing tours around the world. The next album was supposed to be released in 2009, but instead got pushed to 2011. Their next album was released in 2013, followed by them doing some performances through 2014, then going on a European tour in 2015. The released an EP in 2016, followed by a festival tour in 2017. They took an unofficial two year hiatus before doing some performances in 2019, then releasing their next album in 2020. So they are still around to check out. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 339

Morning! Today's song is I Need Some Wine and You, You Need to be Nicer by The Cardigans.

The Cardigans are a Swedish bad, active since 1992. The band is made up of Lars-Olof Johansson, Bengt Lagerberg, Nina Persson, Magnus Sveningsson, and Peter Svensson. The group was formed by Peter and Magnus who brought in the others. They recorded a demo which led to them getting signed, with the debut album coming out, first in Japan and Sweden in 1994, and internationally in 1997. They released their second album in 1995 internationally, followed by their third in 1996. They took a bit of a hiatus in 1998 while the members did solo projects, and their songs were used in pop culture and a compilation album was released. They came back together is 2002 to do a new album, releasing it in 2003, featuring a new sound. They released an iTunes album and another regular album in 2005. In 2006 they went back on an extended hiatus, before getting an offer to come back in 2012. Peter didn't want to participate, but he gave the others his blessing to do it without him, so they invited Oskar Humlebo to take his spot. Since then they've spent most of that time touring so they're still around, and who knows what we'll see later on. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 338

Morning! Today's song is Girl Who Cried Wolf by Ashe. 

Photo by: Justin Higuchi

Ashe is Ashlyn Wilson whose been active since 2017. She started out singing a demo in Nashville, eventually getting signed to a label called Mom+Pop. The 'e' on her moniker was added to pay homage to Carole King, whose 'e' is also not in her given name. She's written a couple songs for other artists, including Demi Lovato, and has been the featured singer on a number of tracks. The one she collaborated on with Shaun Frank earned her a Juno nomination in 2017. She did some touring with other artists before releasing her debut EP in 2018. She had another EP in 2019, then had her music featured in some pretty big pop culture things through 2020 before releasing her debut album this year. So if you like this, you should go look that up.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 337

Morning! Today's song is Zombie covered by Damned Anthem.

So Damned Anthem is a duo made up of Adam Dearborn and James Norman, who collaborate with other artists on their tracks, explaining why it is a woman's voice in this song, despite the group being men. They've done a lot of covers of stuff, and their music has been featured in all kinds of things, including a bunch of TV shows. The original song is by the Cranberries, and was released in 1994. The song was written by the lead singer in honor of two victims of the Warrington bombing that happened in England in 1993. It was one event from the 30 year conflict in Northern Ireland, where the Irish Republican Army was trying to get British Forces out of Ireland. There had been 10,000 bomb attacks, and Delores O'Riordan (the lead singer of the Cranberries) had been nearby on tour when the bombing happened. Being Irish herself, she was particularly devastated by the innocents being killed in the name of nationalism, and so this song came to be. Knowing the backstory gives a new meaning to the song for me, so I hope it helps you guys appreciate it more as well.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 336

Morning! Today's song is Hold You Breath by Etherwood.

Etherwood is the moniker for Edward Allen, a British musician active since 2011. His first work was actually a remix of a Lana Del Rey song from him and Jakwob, who he played guitar for. He releases his first album in 2013, earning himself some newcomer awards. In 2014 he sang on a Fred V & Grafix song and created his own mixtape. His second album came out in 2015, followed by a third in 2018. Since then he's released two EPs, one in 2019 and another in 2020 so check those out if you're interested. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 335

Morning! Today's song is Ride Or Die by The Knocks featuring Foster The People.

Photo from: swimfinfan

The Knocks is a duo made up of Ben Ruttner and James Patterson who've been active since 2010. The name of the group is in reference to how many times neighbors came knocking complaining about the noise. Their first single came out in 2010 followed by the an EP in 2011. They released some more singles throughout 2012 and 2013, collaborating with some other artists, followed by a slew of more in 2014 that would make up their next EP released in 2015. They did more collaborations, and helped produce Wyclef Jean's album before releasing their debut album in 2016. They released a second album in 2018, and have been doing EP's throughout their career since, and have continued to work with other artists on their albums. This song is not the only one they've done with Foster The People, there was another in 2020, so check the one out too if you're interested. So Foster The People have been around since 2009 and are currently made up of Mark Foster, Sean Cimino, Isom Innis, and Mark Pontius, with one past member being Jacob Fink. Over their career they've released three albums, the most recent from 2017, and have collaborated with a number of artists on other songs like this one. They've also been nominated for and won awards, and have kept momentum ever since become a viral success in 2010. I've featured them before so I wont go more in depth than that, but check them out if you're curious because they're great.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 334

Morning! Today's song is Minutes Away by Jeremy Shada.

Photo by: Gage Skidmore

Jeremy Shada is an actor and musician, active since 2004. Most people will probably know him as the voice of Finn from Adventure Time, but I never watched that so my first introduction to him was from Julie and the Phantoms. He actually has a bunch of acting credits, a lot of it voice work, so he was kept pretty busy through childhood and got home schooled around his work stuff. He graduated in 2013, and that is also when his discography begins. The beginning is from soundtracks for shows he was part of, as he did some singing/rapping work on those, then in 2014 he and his brother Zack combined their music projects into a band called Make Out Monday. They've played a lot at conventions and have actually been associated with some pretty big names, but are purposefully enjoying their time as an unsigned group. They released an EP in 2014 and an album in 2018, and also have some singles still coming out with at least one from this year. As for Jeremy's solo stuff, he released some singles starting in 2020 and his first solo EP in 2021 so hopefully you'll check that out and give it some love.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 333

Morning! Today's song is Blue by Stellar.

Alright, so Stellar doesn't have an official bio to work off of, but his YouTube has been around since 2014, and it has a little mini bio on it, so I'm going to post that for you guys so you have a bit of information from the man himself. "His career launched on August 6th, 2019 with the release of his debut mixtape Bipolar. Almost a year later Stellar established himself as an upcoming artist with the release of his breakout Dark Pop single Ashes." He's got a lot of music on his page and everything I've heard so far is really good so hopefully you'll check him out. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 332

Morning! Today's song is Mind Over Matter by Anthony Ramos.

Photo from: silvereyes13

Most people will know him by now, but Anthony Ramos Martinez is an actor/singer who got his big break in Hamilton. He studied musical theatre at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy with a full scholarship, graduating in 2011. He started out with roles in traveling productions, including one for In The Heights, Lin Manuel Miranda's earlier work. In 2014 he was rehearsing for a Rockettes show when he auditioned for Hamilton. It opened in 2015 and he was with the show until 2016, going on to star in a Netflix show that same year. In 2018 he was in a couple different movies, including the film adaption of In The Heights that was released in 2021. His musical career (in a recording artist sense because obviously he was musical before) started in 2017 with the release of some singles prior to first debut EP which came out in 2018. He got signed and released his debut album in 2019 before releasing his second album in 2021. A fun fact is that it's him and his fiance Jasmine in this video, who both met and got together while starring in Hamilton, which is a nice wholesome end for actors I came to respect so much. But because I know they are together it makes the video feel more awkward for me because it feels like I'm intruding on their real life. You guys will have to let me know if it's just me or what.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 331

Morning! Today's song is Sacrificial by Rezz featuring PVRIS.

Rezz is the stage name for Isabelle Rezazadeh, a Canadian DJ/producer active since 2015. She started out posting her stuff on SoundCloud, and was kind of discovered by Skrillex before getting signed and releasing two EPs in 2016. Her debut album came out in 2017, and then she won a Juno Award in 2018 before releasing her next album. She released another EP in 2019 and has been releasing singles since then so there's more to check out. PVRIS is a group formed by Lyndsey Gunnulfsen in 2012, and currently includes Lyndsey (aka Lynn Gunn) and Brian MacDonald with past members including Kyle Anthony, Brad Griffin and Alex Babinski. They were originally called Operation Guillotine before changing the name, and have released three EPs and three albums, with the most recent from 2020. They've also been releasing singles this year so you can go check their newer stuff out too. Enjoy.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 330

Morning! Today's song is Everything Black by Unlike Pluto featuring Mike Taylor.

 

Unlike Pluto is Armond Arabshahi, an American DJ/singer/songwriter/producer. He's been releasing albums since 2013, with the most recent out earlier this year. He also released an EP in 2016, and in 2017 started a side project called Why Mona with a Hamilton actress names Joanna Jones. As for Mike Taylor, all I know for sure is he's a vocalist from Philadelphia. The problem is that this is a very common name, and I can't find any definitive information about which Mike Taylor is on this song, so in the hope of not falsely attributing it to someone else, I'm just not going to delve into it, which is a disservice to the man on this record, but I don't know how else to handle it. As for the song, on the video Unlike Pluto wrote that "about a year ago Mike Taylor and I both showed up to a writing session in our black cars wearing all black. We joked about it for a while, but then starting working on a song." This one was the end result. He's got a lot of music on his channel so there's lots to check out. I know I'm intrigued.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 329

Morning! Today's song is Wanna be Her by June.

Because of the band name, it's a little hard to find information on them and be sure it's accurate so instead I'm only going off of the information that I can find straight from the source. Their YouTube channel has been active since 2019, and in the bio it lists the group as a trio of people: Lau, Celine and Jeppe who collaborate and mix and match who does what. It's their alter egos in the videos, which makes watching the video even more interesting to me. They're a new group to me, and probably new to you to, so we're starting to appreciate them together, and I hope you're enjoying it as much as I am.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 328

Morning! Today's song is Fighter by Loving Caliber.

So the first time I featured Loving Caliber, I said that it was a trio from Sweden made up of Michael Stenmark, Linda Stenmark and Anders Lystell. Which was accurate as far as I knew at the time. Now though there is an official website which states that Loving Caliber is the alter ego of Michael Stenmark specifically, and he works with Anders and Linda as co-producers. So still technically the three of them, but I think the distinction is important since it's displayed that way on the website. I've featured them before earlier in the year, showing the first song that started their career, specifically on YouTube and Spotify. Since then Loving Caliber has other music, and has released a debut album called Kill The Lights for you to check out. And I really hope you do. Because this is a female voice I would assume this is probably Linda singing, but I don't know for sure. Regardless it's great so give it a try.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 327

Morning! Today's song is Red Lights by LVLY.

Photo by: Amanda Nilsson

We've got another song from LVLY today, because I have so many saved and I just like them so much and want to lean in to ending this year on a positive note. So, LVLY is Myra Granberg who is a Swedish singer. She went to a music centered high school, and even earned a spot in the Songwriters Academy of Sweden. She's also part of other projects with music under monikers other than LVLY, including MAJRO, Peachy Pavement, and under her real name. She's got three albums listed on her Spotify from 2018 and 2019, along with a lot of singles from 2020 so there is lots for you to check out. If this isn't your kind of music, you might not like the next couple of days but hopefully you'll give it a chance. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 326

Morning! Today's song is Bummerland by AJR.

 

You get two guesses on when this song came out based on the lyrics. It's a little strange to feature it now rather than when it was more relevant, but as an Albertan whose staring down the barrel of another potential (and very necessary) lockdown because of a surge, and actually just cut my own hair again a couple days ago, it seemed the right time. So AJR is a family band, made up of three brothers named Adam Met, Jack Met, and Ryan Met. The name is their initials. The group has been around since 2005, starting to play live in 2006 with their first EP of covers released in 2010. In 2012, Ryan tweeted one of their songs to a bunch of different celebrities, including Sia who told her manager about it, who contacted a record label executive about it. The song they tweeted became their debut single, released commercially in 2013, followed by and EP later that year. Their second EP came out in 2014, followed by their debut album in 2015. They released another EP in 2016, another album in 2017 with an extended version coming out in 2018. They released a single in 2019 for an upcoming album, which got featured by Taylor Swift on Apple Music. They released another single before releasing the album later that year. They released a couple of singles in 2020, including this one, before releasing their next album at the beginning of this year. So there is plenty for you to check out. I do also have some other music by them saved to showcase later, but considering how close to the end of this year's blog we are, it probably wont be for awhile, so hopefully you check them out on your own. I really think you'll like them.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 325

Morning! Today's song is Radio-Friendly Pop Song by Matt Fishel.

 

It's finally time. You guys will not believe how long I've had this song saved and never had a good spot to feature it in but today is the day! So Matt Fishel is a British singer active since 2009. He launched his own record label in 2010, mostly due to other labels wanting him to tone down the romantic preferences in his music, which you'll understand once you listen to this song. His debut single came out in 2010 and featured members of the first openly gay football team in Britain in the video. The song blew up, and he also got further recognition thanks to Stephen Fry (an actor/broadcaster/all around British icon) talking about song. His second single came out in 2011, followed by three in 2012, one of which earned him a Song of the Year award. This song was his first release in 2013 which like I said hearkens back to his issues with mainstreams labels and trying to tone down his sexuality. His debut album also came out in 2013, and he earned more awards, including another Song of the Year for this song specifically. In 2014 re released an EP of covers, and made a music video for one with pictures of his fans. In 2017, Fishel started releasing singles in a lead up to his next album released in 2018. There hasn't been much from him since, but that's not unheard of in the music industry so I'm sure he'll be back. I think I mentioned it when I featured Hayley Kiyoko, but I'll say again that it is so so important to have people who are so passionately open and able to express love and feelings in a way that's off from "traditional media." I know how much it means to have someone you can look up to, and make feel like the way you are is normal. Everyone deserves to have that, and to have music that speaks directly to them. I may be straight, but as a person who associates songs with people, moments, feelings, events etc, it's really important to me that there be a song to express every kind of feeling in the world, regardless of it it specifically applies to you. So hopefully this song brings you guys some joy, because I've been wanting you to rock out to it for a very long time.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 324

Morning! Today's song is Stop Making This Hurt by The Bleachers.

Photo by: Justin Higuchi

Oh look, another Bleachers song on this blog. I'm surprised I haven't done their whole discography at this point. I think it'll happen eventually, all their songs are just so good!So Bleachers is the stage name for Jack Antonoff which he's been using since 2014. He's in the band Fun and worked on this as a secret project while he was on tour in the band. He decided to release the music in 2014, releasing his debut album. There were two tours in 2015, while also co headlining another tour with Charlie XCX. There was a second album in 2017, then performed on MTV Unplugged which got turned into a live album. In 2018, Antonoff produced the Love, Simon soundtrack with four songs under this pseudonym. Though technically it's only Antonoff in the band, when he's performing the live band includes Evan Smith, Mikey Hart, Sean Hutchinson, and Mike Riddleberger. With how much I've featured them I assume you guys already knew all that, but whatever. Anyway, enjoy the song.

Peace.

Year 7, Day 323

Morning! Today's song is Ghost by The Rigs.

This is an LA band who've been together since 2014 and are made up of TJ Stafford and Caitlin Parrott. They both used to perform at a church where they met, and eventually decided to begin writing music together. They've had a lot of success with having their stuff included in pop culture since the beginning, with their first foray being True Blood before they had actually formed as a group officially. They had made contacts while they were writing, and by the time the featured song gained popularity, they were scrambling to try and establish themselves publicly as a group so fans could actually find them. The popularity led to them releasing three albums in one day, as they had enough material banked that fit together thematically to be released. It's an odd beginning, but it worked for them. As of this year they have released four albums, and actually got married and had a kid, so congratulations to them and I can't wait for more. 

Peace.

Year 7, Day 322

Morning! Today's song is House With No Mirrors by Sasha Alex Sloan.

Photo by: Justin Higuchi

So Sasha Alex Sloan is the stage name for Alexandra Artourovna Yatchenko, an American singer active since 2015. She grew up in Boston before moving to LA to pursue her career. She was featured on a Kaskade song, and received a writing credit, then forayed into writing for other artists include Idina Menzel and Camila Cabello. In 2017 she was featured on a Kygo song, then two EP's in 2018. She released another EP in 2019 and her debut album in 2020. Most recently she did a song with Sam Hunt this year, so she's still kicking around if you're interested in more of her stuff. Enjoy.

Peace.