O.P.U.S.

This week for our Indie Artist spotlight, Lana and Josh meet with the multi-hyphenated Hannah Ezratty over Zoom to discuss her newest single, Breakdown. She talks about how a meeting with a guidance counselor led to her inspiration for the song, her experience acting as a manager for an artist, and how you have to expect a few breakdowns when you're writing a song called Breakdown.

You can listen to her newest single here

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This week Lana and Josh unravel Doomsday by the late, great MF Doom, and Todo Todo Todo by Daniela Romo. Plus Lana gets to use her degree to explain text painting, and Josh and Lana discuss  the difference between an artist and an entertainer. 

You can find Lana Holgado at @LanaHolgado on all platforms.

This week we have the one and only Sohil, meeting with us over Zoom to talk about his newest single "The End". He talks about the experience of going viral in South Korea, how being sick in a bathtub led him to write his first song, and how the movie Don't Look Up inspired him to write what Josh deemed as the hottest drop in all of March.

You can find his newest single here 

We have a new playlist for all the songs our Indie artists reference, you can find it here

This week we have the multi-hyphenated Randy Louise sit down with us to talk about their new EP, Still. They discuss how their time at U of Arts led to them choosing to pursue singing/songwriting, the inspirations for songs like "Phony" and "I Don't Know", and how quarantine helped produce their eponymous track "Still". 

You can listen to Randy's new album here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7awd9VzRBObgQzcAukIR5r?si=1va_ZSOVSumN2JOQ8t8V_Q

This episode Lana and Josh Unravel Seori's Running Through the Night and Encanto's We Don't Talk About Bruno. Plus Lana gets to use her degree to explain intervals, and Josh and Lana argue about the importance of lyrics vs melody in song.

You can find Lana Holgado at @LanaHolgado on all platforms.

Want to listen to the songs we swapped? Check out our song swap playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0aolQvA9eUi7rYbwTSKyDx?si=3e941944c8854a01

Also here's that song we were talking about that we can't pronounce, translates to "The Long Night" https://open.spotify.com/track/5YAO57ujV1cs5eubzyOL1E?si=f44237c869254ac1

Here's the We Don't Talk About Bruno analysis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3O28uSZxyEw

This week we debut our new interview series, Indie Artist Spotlight, bringing you exclusive interviews with up and coming artists. To kick it off, we have Lana Holgado sit down with Josh Kumar to talk about her newest single, "These Wheels".

You can find her newest track here: https://open.spotify.com/track/6W6PstwrWhXn1wjs7J8rAg?si=3348ef7971f047d4

And you can follow her at @LanaHolgado on all platforms.

This episode Lana and Josh unravel At This Point by Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal and Sunflower by Asi Kemera. Plus Lana gets to use her degree to break down the basics of vocal lessons, and Josh introduces the first ever "Lana of the Week" to bully.

You can find Lana at @LanaHolgado on all platforms.

You can listen to all the songs swapped for our Song Swap segment here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0aolQvA9eUi7rYbwTSKyDx?si=e4556a4f1f0c4952

Happy Valentine's Day! This episode Lana and Josh unravel Switchfoot's Enough To Let Me Go and Lawrence's Freckles. Plus Lana gets to use her degree to explain programmatic and absolute music, and Josh for the first time does not bully Lana on account of her newly released song, "These Wheels".

You can find Lana at @LanaHolgado on all platforms.

You can listen to all the songs swapped for our Song Swap segment here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0aolQvA9eUi7rYbwTSKyDx?si=e4556a4f1f0c4952

This week Lana and Josh unravel "Down and Out in New York City" by James Brown and "just a boy" by Alaina Castillo. Plus, Lana gets to use her music degree to explain the difference and distinction between Classical and Romantic music. Finally, Josh continues to bully Lana for still not releasing her new upcoming single "These Wheels", and gets her to reveal the drop date for the new single.

You can find Lana on all platforms at @LanaHolgado.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanaholgado/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0FgUBryud6BZwuV2algDbi?si=FbjbTHs-QsSoDQtASfL35Q

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lanaholgado?lang=en

Want to listen to the songs we swapped? Check out this playlist with all the songs we've unraveled through "Song Swap": https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0aolQvA9eUi7rYbwTSKyDx?si=38322d9548064612

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Welcome to the first episode of O.P.U.S., Our Podcast Unraveling Songs. This week Lana and Josh unravel two bangers, "Back Pocket" by Vulfpeck and "To Zion" by Ms. Lauryn Hill. Plus, Lana uses her music degree to explain the difference between diegetic music and non diegetic music. Finally Josh bullies Lana for not releasing her upcoming new single "These Wheels".

You can find Lana on all platforms at @LanaHolgado.

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanaholgado/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0FgUBryud6BZwuV2algDbi?si=FbjbTHs-QsSoDQtASfL35Q

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lanaholgado?lang=en