#That v one was instrumental to my mental health during a family trip

[flockoff]

Through the power of friendship (roommates kind and powerful), I now have all of the DMC 5 beans. I am free. They sit next to my computer like the chorus of a greek play its great.

[shemakesmusic-uk]

This segment features artists who have submitted their tracks/videos to She Makes Music. If you would like to be featured here then please send an e-mail to shemakesmusic@hotmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you!

With What Eyes

With What Eyes are duo Phoebe and Callista, an indie-pop act formed at Oxford University by two English girls who have been friends since childhood. Harmonising down the school corridors as soprano and alto, playing for the orchestra as clarinetist and violinist, and trumping their peers in Battle of the Bands, they had a very collaborative musical upbringing which they were determined to continue after they arrived at our academic focused University. They started out on the Oxford and London open mic scene with a simple folky sound infused with classical and choral influences from their school days. Today, piano and harmony continue to be the foundation of their music, yet their style has developed substantially over the last year. With What Eyes’ EP Coral Moon debuts these poppier inclinations. Written, recorded and produced by just the two of them, they are always endeavouring to stretch ther sound and add instrumental and electronic depth to their music. ‘Dragonfly’, Coral Moon’s lead single, was picked up by BBC Introducing and aired by the BBC with an artists profile. “Our focus is on creating sensitive, thoughtful lyrical pop with eclectic production choices, flirting with multiple genres whilst remaining distinctly 'With What Eyes’,” the duo say. “We are entirely self-sufficient, writing, recording and producing everything ourselves. The song ‘Dragonfly’ is about dancing by yourself, and being at one with nature - something we’ve been doing a lot of since the UK’s lockdown.” Listen below.

With What Eyes · Dragonfly

V!V

On October 2 emerging Chicago based recording artist Viv Badynee aka V!V kindly graced our eardrums with the release of her new single ‘Sun x Moon.’ Speaking about ‘Sun x Moon,’ a song Viv wrote in collaboration with her producer CBVB (who happens to be her dad), she explains, “It’s essentially about two people that just can’t figure out how to connect (social media be damned!). Or maybe it’s just one person that can’t seem to figure it out. The first lyric I came up with while I was in the shower became the chorus. I was feeling excited for an upcoming date that never happened due to, let’s say ‘a miscommunication’. I started singing a little rhyme comparing us to the sun and moon and how hard he was to reach. I thought to myself, ‘damn, it’s like I need to wait for an eclipse to make this happen!’ Thus a song was born.” The track is a deft mix of Alt-R&B leaning pop with blissed out bedroom beats contrasted by darker distorted elements that’d make Tyler, the Creator proud. Listen below.

V!V · Sun x Moon

Sister Echo

Sister Echo grew up in Essex, and went on to live in London for ten years. She played open mic nights every week and did as much music stuff as she could. “Eventually I had to get a boring adult job and music took a major backseat,” she says. “I just recently moved back to my family home in Essex during this crazy pandemic and have re found my passion and desire to write and record! So, I’m making an e.p in my bedroom and I feel like a teenager again... it’s great haha. I love grunge and soul and trip- hop. I’m obsessed with singers and anyone who puts their balls into a song. I’m especially obsessed with powerful women and their voices.” Sister Echo’s latest single is ‘Tokyo Konveni’. She explains: “The song stems from the idea of control in a relationship. Not in a negative way, more just an exploration of control, and the way society assumes men should be one way and women another. It’s a playful look at one part of the relationship being in total control. I wanted the words to paint a picture which is why I talk about watching me dance and move. It’s just a vibe you know!” Listen below.

Eunice Keitan

Eunice Keitan's soulful voice makes a big impression on listeners. Both her international upbringing and her eclectic music background show in this Canadian singer-songwriter's work which mixes R&B/Acoustic Soul and World Folk influences. While traveling and moving often with her family in simple circumstances throughout her childhood, Eunice noticed the everyday people and their often harsh realities, struggles which impacted her perception of social issues at play in the lives of people around the world. That impact surfaces in the themes of many of her songs, where she explores mental health, social inequality and social change. The songwriter's latest offering, ‘Standing With You’ is an uplifting anthem of hope and solidarity that makes a bold and moving statement for a better future of true justice and equality. Eunice expains: "Five days after the death of George Floyd, during the emotional protests and social unrest that followed, I began writing my new single, ‘Standing With You.’ During this period, I read a pamphlet that was circulated immediately after the lynching of Emmett Till. It felt eerily like it was written yesterday and got me thinking. I began asking a lot of questions about what really needs to happen so that we can stop repeating this same cycle of hate and injustice over and over. The seeds of what would become ‘Standing With You’ were sown as I considered these issues. The message of this song is one of empathy and solidarity. It is a promise to do better and the hope that if we can move forward together as one, we can see real changes."

Eunice Keitan · Standing With You

LORE CITY

Lore City is an American art rock duo formed in 2011 and currently based in Portland, Oregon. Band members include Laura Mariposa Williams (vocals, keyboard, guitar) and Eric Angelo Bessel (percussion, keyboard, guitar). They met in 2003 as peers in the College of Visual & Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Reconnecting years later, Laura and Eric formed Lore City in 2011 and married shortly after that. Alchemical Task is the third studio album from the Art Rock duo. It’s been six years since their last release, Kill Your Dreams, and subsequent move to Portland, Oregon. The band’s sound combines elements of Psych Rock, Post-Rock, and Dream Pop. Listen to the album below.

[yesthatdana]

About meeee

Tagged by @razzybean ! ; v; thank!!

Rules: answer 20 questions and tag 20 people you want to know better.

1. Nickname: As a kid my friends called me Dani (Day-nee) sometimes. My name is so short I never really had nicknames but nowadays I go by either Dana, Ru, or Dani (Danny) lol. My online handle was often Cheyanne in games so I got called 'Chey' a lot.

2. Zodiac Sign: I am a Pisces and a Horse! I just realized that makes me a Kelpie. WELP..,,

3. Hogwarts House: I think the app put me in Hufflepuff? Which is fair. I always wanted to be in Ravenclaw tho.

4. Height: 5'3"! I have always wished I was shorter tho

5. Last thing I googled: Mushroom floor stardew valley. I've been playing it recently

6. Favorite Musicians: Idk names of singers or bands. I don't tend to have favorites either. I guess one off the top of my head that I've never disliked the music of is Shoji Meguro

7. Song stuck in my head: Our different paths, a Mo Dao Zu Shi song

8. Followers: 257ish (I block all the bots I see but I might've missed some)

9. Following: 555 8)) I did not realize I followed so many people

10. Do you get asks: Nah. It is once in like 100 blue moons if I do.

11. Amount of Sleep: Ahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahafhfhls okay so I usually get between 5 and 7, but I would ideally like maybe closer to 9? I am tired regardless but I am REALLY not a morning person.

12. Lucky Number: I actually have a few! 1, 2, 3, and 10. I prefer evens to odds but my bday is 3/10 so.

13. What are you wearing: Whoops I'm in my relax at home clothes, so a really huge mountain dew t-shirt and black leggings w socks ofc (I'm cold rn man)

14. Dream Job: Being paid to improve my mental health? :( Tbh I don't have a dream job... Anything that doesn't involve talking to lots of people, including by email or phone, and pays enough for me to enjoy life would be nice.

15. Instruments: I learned to play the flute and piano as a kid but haven't played since. I suck at reading sheet music orz

16. Languages: Really only English in any way that matters. I can understand a ridiculous amount of Japanese by ear from all the subbed anime I have watched, I took a quarter of Spanish in high school, and I am learning a bit of French rn.

17. Favorite song: Can't say I have one. I hyper focus on songs kind of one at a time, then they go into the pile of "songs I like" for shuffle listening later.

18. Random Fact: I can ride a unicycle, which I learned to rise before a bike. My elementary gym teacher brought in his own unicycles for kids to use during recess and classes, I was on the school's unicycle team 😎

19. Aesthetic: Oh boy. I am all over the place. I personally like being really bright and cute and layers, but I also love punk and chains and stuff. Neon is awesome with black, and I love really light and flowy. Haha. I can't afford to nor have the energy to dress all these ways but I would like to.

20. Dream Trip: Well I wish I could stay at my family's childhood summer vacation house on a cliffside of an island... But they sold the house so it really is only a dream. Tbh I don't really like to travel so it's staycations or to a bunch of theme parks. I love roller coasters~

[coffeecakeandanxiety]

tell me something about yourself

I know I just did one of these a couple of weeks ago, but honestly, if I’m tagged I’ll respond lol!

Thanks to @steviestudying for the tag :)

Rules: Answer 30 questions and tag 20 blogs

Nickname: Jess, Sissy

Gender: Female

Zodiac sign: Gemini

Height: 5′5″

Time: 9:40am

🎂: May 31st

Favourite bands: M.S.I.,  Band of Horses, Queen, A Perfect Circle, Flogging Molly, Meg and Dia, The Spill     Canvas

Favourite solo artist: Skye, Madame Gandi, Pussy Riot, Verite, Regina Spektor, Nicki Minaj, MØ, Lorde, Amanda Palmer, Missy Elliot (The rules for favorites are at least three songs I want to sing no matter my mood lol)

Song stuck in my head: The Guacamole Song…..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNsKvZo6MDs

Last movie I 👀: I fell asleep during one of the Jack Reacher movies?

Last show I 👀: Brooklyn 99

When did I create this blog: September 2017

What do I post: Bujo spreads (including my own), notes, study spaces, some aesthetic posts, memes because everyone could use a laugh, occasionally a personal rambling

Last thing I googled: “00dde6”  I needed the RGB code.

Do I have any other blogs?: yes, icryconfetti follow for memes and politics. Although I haven’t been working on it recently.  Like most people, I’ve been focused on my studyblr.

Do I get asks?: I’ve gotten three I think.  Feel free to send me more, I love chatting with you guys and I do have anon on!

Why did I choose my url?: My other blog is confetti based and I wanted to stick with my “brand” lol

Following: 1,684 although I think most of them are inactive, plus I am #teamfollowback for the most part.

Followers: 892  I always reblog those “if you are active” posts haha 

Average hours of 💤: Well last week when I was feeling good I was getting 7 to 8, but now I’m heading downhill so 4 to 12

Lucky number: I don’t have one 

Instruments: clarinet and bass clarinet once upon a time

What am I wearing: Blue and dark blue striped sweater and black jeggings

Dream job: Something where I can be creative and earn a comfortable living

Dream trip: Japan I want to see the cities and the countryside, China, Back to southern Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Peru to visit my bestie

Favorite food: pupusas (my boyfriend’s mom makes them, so good!) Japanese fried rice, pizza, breakfast food lol 

Nationality: United States. 

Favourite song: “In My Mind” by Amanda Palmer, “Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen and “Anaconda” by Nicki :)

Last 📓 I read: “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes” by Caitlyn Doughty #thegooddeath 

Top three fictional universes I want to join: I’d settle for one where strangers don’t comment on my body, men don’t talk over me, I don’t have a constant struggle with my mental health, and I could be open about my sexuality without fearing losing my job and being ostracized from my family.

I am SO FUN!

 Okay, I’m hitting up my last 20 followers, I don’t care if you’re a studyblr or not, feel free to join in J  

I love getting to know y’all!

1.       @thatophite

2.       @angelavanegas79

3.       @red11velvet

4.       @study-at-the-disco

5.       @palatheticunicorn

6.       @kaufie144

7.       @faithfully-queer

8.       @testedbytutors

9.       @hamiltonandhighlighters

10.   @motioneventformew

11.   @chonticha90s

12.   @hanalovestars

13.   @just-another-studyblr17

14.   @doesnt-study-blr

15.   @somberstorm

16.   @yesthewickedwitch

17.   @courteous-lamp ( I see you have a studyblr as well, feel free to use either blog J )

18.   @mangle-forever

19.   @lacietomoe

20.   @saintlyhood