My UA friend wants me to remind you all that you’re “not allowed” to have candles in dorms or apartments.
Grapefruit by Yuno
While Yuno seems inactive looking at his facebook and bandcamp, the music he was putting out in 2013 was damn catchy. He tweets about smoothies now, which is cool.
Perfect for: Maybe the citrus scents are too astringent, but honestly, why not?
Born Again Teen by Lucius
Lucius, a Brooklyn-based five piece, came to the Skidmore campus at the beginning of the semester. So now you can be mad if you missed that (you should be mad, they were great). Watch for a new album coming out in March, which should be pretty solid if this single means anything for what they have in store for us. Also, that music video makes me grateful that I know how to canoe.
Perfect for: Yes, you do want the rum and coke candle that reminds you of the party you went to after prom. You were promised the party would be amazing, but mostly it was just a bunch of drunk classmates shouting “yolo” and doing things that you could definitely do more than once in your lifetime. Like drinking another rum and coke. Oh the memories.
I Remember by Jon Hopkins
Jon Hopkins departs from his more electronic side for this cover of the Yeasayer song, which was part of the Late Night Tales he did. It has this slightly stumbling momentum that is enthralling and really beautiful.
Perfect for: Lavender is soothing af.
Downtown by Majical Cloudz
If you see me walking around campus, I’m probably listening to this album. At first listen I wasn’t sold, but a day later I was listening to this on repeat for hours on end. Silver car crash, the sixth track on the album, is just as devastating as it is romantic.
Perfect for: “Wish” isn’t a scent. Neither is “celebrate.” but ok, maybe they do kind of smell good.
Gone by Emily Yacina
This is the second track on her release that comes out on december 11th. But, good news, you can listen to the whole album here. Yacina is doing cool things and you can definitely tell why she’s worked with Alex G in the past; they’re both rad and they compliment each other. Her music is layered in this really incredible way that makes you really want to listen to it carefully.
Perfect for: When you start to think that maybe you actually hate candles and should just get the out while you can.
