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Name:<\/strong> Olivia Schmidt <\/span><\/p>\nPosition:<\/strong> Content Team <\/span><\/p>\n Year:<\/strong> Junior<\/span><\/p>\n Winter Break Recommendation:<\/strong> Emily D+Evolution<\/em> by Esperanza Spalding<\/span><\/p>\n This winter break can leave us all a little home bound in a pent-up, cozy, and sometimes stir-crazy mood. An extra way to add a little spice to your winter vaca isolation is by throwing on Esperanza Spalding\u2019s latest album titled, \u201cEmily D+Evolution. This album is a perfect display of Spalding\u2019s adventurous and creative spirit interlaced with her love of theater and jazz. She introduces the album with the tune \u201cGood Lava\u201d which intuitively sounds like a circus tent expanding up and down. The fierceness of her vocals combined with the backlash of her willful bass is intrinsic to the theme. \u201cUnconditional Love\u201d, the second song on the album and one of my personal favorite\u2019s leaves one longing for a trip down nostalgic lover\u2019s lane. The entirety of the album tells a story of perseverance, strength, and longing. The most wonderful melodic sounds overflow into your lap from the composition on this album. Emily D. (Spalding\u2019s alter ego) has completed some national tours performing this album with theatrical production provided by her backup singers. She leaves us feeling warm and uplifted in her poetic lyrics and also indicates a sense of punished soul with the darker notes of her storytelling. Enlightenment and enrichment are what you\u2019ll experience after a full scope hearken to this album. You\u2019ll journey from heaven to hell with Esperanza all while laying in the middle of your bedroom floor next to your space heater.<\/span><\/p>\n Listen here:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3SFPBRPwPRA&list=PLoWZCHfFs1_eytsfeawtWLUxBcRJ8b3Se<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Content Director<\/p>\n Year:<\/strong> Senior<\/p>\n Winter Break Recommendation: <\/strong>Don\u2019t Let The Kids Win<\/i> – Julia Jacklin<\/p>\n The slightly melancholic feel of alt-folk artist Julia Jacklin\u2019s Don\u2019t Let The Kids Win<\/i> fits perfectly alongside the odd feeling of returning to your home town. Childhood friends have moved away or become increasingly distant, your old room has become storage for your mom\u2019s workout equipment, and a Jack in the Box has opened up down the street, seemingly out of nowhere. It feels f****** weird. But at the end of the day, the family dog still recognizes you, your spot on the couch remains open and warm, and mom\u2019s cooking is still d-d-d-dank. Jacklin\u2019s soft voice assures you that, even as you question your dad\u2019s choice to incorporate a 33 gallon fish tank into the aesthetic of the living room, coming home is going to keep feeling strange, and that\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n Listen here:<\/strong> https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FPSBxkpQ52U<\/a><\/p>\n Name:<\/strong> Shane Blair<\/span><\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Input\/Output DJ<\/span><\/p>\n Year:<\/strong> Senior<\/span><\/p>\n Winter Break Recommendation:<\/strong>\u00a0“Winter Wonderland” by Radiohead<\/span><\/p>\n Because nothing beats Thom Yorke sarcastically singing christmas carols.<\/span><\/p>\n Listen here: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5ut5w7PV53U<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Breakfast for Beatlovers DJ<\/p>\n Year:<\/strong> Junior<\/p>\n Winter Break Recommendation: “<\/em><\/strong>Awaken, My Love!”\u00a0<\/i>by Childish Gambino<\/p>\n Throw out everything you think you know about Childish Gambino and wintertime music. This is what you should be listening to right now. This album will not put you in the mood for sledding and hot chocolate; rather, some tracks will make you picture yourself on a beach, bongos to your left and a Pina Colada occupying your right hand, which is the feel we get from \u201cCalifornia.\u201d And yet, tropical vibes are not nearly all this album has to offer. It takes on an echoey early 80\u2019s air with the electric guitar, synthesized sounds, and funky baselines on tracks like \u201cRedbone,\u201d which personally makes me feel like I\u2019m sitting in the passenger seat of an 80’s mustang convertible at a drive-in movie, the flashes of the movie projector casting the only light in the darkness. \u201cMe and Your Mama\u201d is an intense, soulful trip of a song that truly reveals Gambino\u2019s scope as a vocalist (which, despite speculation, is not thanks to pitching, but is actually just raw talent). I recommend bumping this one in a car with the volume maxed out to really appreciate the car-shaking deep bass this song boasts.\u00a0We knew something different was coming when Gambino released \u201cMe and Your Mama\u201d as the first single from the album, but we weren\u2019t ready for the wildly unique, powerfully emotional, and soulful piece of art we got from “<\/em>Awaken, My Love!”.\u00a0<\/i>I very much encourage you to let go of any preconceived expectations you have about Childish Gambino as a rapper, and give it a listen.<\/p>\n Listen here:<\/strong> https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/4xnq1L6P551Qcb9gBXNMK7<\/a><\/p>\n Name:<\/strong> Brooke Metz<\/span><\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Content Staff Member <\/span><\/p>\n Year:<\/strong> Freshman<\/span><\/p>\n Winter Break Recommendation:<\/strong>\u00a0“Snowstorm in the Valley” by Christian Zucconi and Rich Berta<\/span><\/p>\n Snowstorm in the Valley was written and recorded during an insane snowstorm out East in \u201809. With it\u2019s being written authentically during the cold days in a time of torrential snow flakes and slightly darkened days, this song perfectly captures the most solemn moments of winter itself. This song naturally adds in an even deeper level of human connection using spoken word to reach deep within the personal and real life experience of winter. Through the delicate strumming of the strings and playing of the most willfully dreamy instruments, the lullaby-like vocals and chilling harmonies between Christian and Rich, one of the most captivating reflections of winters truth is created.<\/span><\/p>\n Listen here: <\/strong>https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/bergermgmt\/snowstorm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Street Team and Local block DJ<\/span><\/p>\n Year:<\/strong> Junior<\/span><\/p>\n Winter Break Recommendation:<\/strong> “I morgen” by Anja Elena Viken<\/span><\/p>\n Nobody knows winter like those from Scandinavia. This song by Norwegian singer\/songwriter, Anja Elena Viken, will help you embrace the frosty feel of the holiday season. Lytte og nyte! That\u2019s \u201clisten and enjoy\u201d in Norwegian for those unfamiliar with this wintry tongue.<\/span><\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Street Team and Rotation DJ<\/span><\/p>\n Year:<\/strong> Grad School<\/span><\/p>\n Winter Break Recommendation:<\/strong> \u201cChristmas is the Time to Say I Love You\u201d — Billy Squier<\/span><\/p>\n This is my favorite Christmas Song. I recommend this song because it is good. Anyone who says it is not good is wrong. Opinions are absolute–not relative. Anyone who tells you otherwise is wrong, but that’s just my opinion. I remember the first time I heard this song on the radio and thought, \u201cHey, this Christmas song is actually pretty good!\u201d I like it enough to listen outside of November\/December.<\/p>\n Listen here: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cmnMarFEg6Q&spfreload=5<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n Name:<\/strong> Kyle Wernimont<\/span><\/p>\n Position:<\/strong> Content Staff\/Breakfast for Beatlovers<\/span><\/p>\n Year:<\/strong> Freshman<\/span><\/p>\n Winter Break Recommendation:<\/strong> \u201cPolish Girl\u201d by Neon Indian<\/span><\/p>\n I recently came across this while listening to an electronic Pandora radio station and I was instantly hooked. What can I say, I\u2019m a sucker for bouncy electronic beats. But this song is more than a simple dance track. The sweeping rhythms and synthetic flourishes give it the perfect atmospheric feel for snowfall or winter in general. Now seeing as this song is instrumental, it\u2019s not associated with any holiday but I feel as though that\u2019s part of the beauty. It describes a feeling more than a date. \u00a0I\u2019m not sure what it exactly is about this track, but for some reason it always reminds me of snow covered winters and that nostalgia-filled Christmas-time feel. Whatever it is, I feel very confident in calling it a weird mix of seasonal chiptune and catchy dance music. Great for walking through the snow to a coffee shop or watching the fireplace wishing it was sunny and 81 degrees.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Name:<\/strong> Cody Boston<\/p>\n
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Name:<\/strong> Lily Grant<\/p>\n
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Name:<\/strong> Katie Werner<\/span><\/p>\n
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Name:<\/strong> Paul Kline<\/span><\/p>\n
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Name:<\/strong> Josh Gaston<\/span><\/p>\n![\"the-night-before-christmas-eek-a-mouse\"](\"http:\/\/kjhk.org\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/the-night-before-christmas-eek-a-mouse-300x300.jpg\")
Name:<\/strong> Rachel Benefiel<\/span><\/p>\n