Music - Featured

interviews

Noah Kahan: Rural therapy, radical acceptance, and staying true to his New England roots / Sounds of Saving

From Band Camp To The Big Stage: Seven Years Of Wallows / Pleaser Magazine

SYML on 'The Day My Father Died': "I find a ton of beauty in sadness and darkness" / Sounds of Saving

An Oral History of Pleaser Magazine: From An 18-Year-Old’s Bedroom to the Moon / Pleaser Magazine

Annie DiRusso: Reflections of Her Younger Self / Pleaser Magazine

Backstage at Newport Folk with The Black Opry Revue / Sounds of Saving

Quinn XCII on meditating for his mental health and building healthy habits on tour / Sounds of Saving

Surf Curse: Magic Hour, the mental toll of touring, and collective creativity / Sounds of Saving

Núria Graham on music as a collective experience and her journey with her latest album, ‘Majorie’ / Pleaser Magazine

Marina Herlop finds the balance between danger, discomfort, and stillness / Sounds of Saving

Kate Yeager is in her vulnerable era / Sounds of Saving

Healing doesn’t come easy, but Alicia Blue is putting in the work / Melodic Magazine

Caleb Kopta Has No Idea What He’s Doing / Pleaser Magazine

Field Medic Brings Emo to Folk / Sounds of Saving

essays

Knee Socks & Interstellagator-Skin Boots: A Decade of Arctic Monkeys’ AM / Paste Magazine

Feminine Disempowerment in the Marketing of 2010s Boy Bands (Print) / Pleaser Magazine

You’re Not Mentally Ill for Listening to Taylor Swift / Off-Chance

Flying to Nashville Was The Closest I Got to Paradise / Flashlights

reviews

The Lush Decadence of The Last Dinner Party's 'Prelude to Ecstasy' / Pleaser Magazine

Taylor Swift inspires community across eras, generations, and stadiums / Sounds of Saving

On Ultrasound, Palace Chronicle a Journey From Grief to Salvation / Paste Magazine / April 2024

Declan McKenna Leans Into His Creative Intuition on ‘What Happened to the Beach?’ / Paste Magazine

Chris Stapleton Arranges a Mosaic of Country Soul on ‘Higher’ / Paste Magazine

Holly Humberstone lays herself bare on 'Paint My Bedroom Black' / Paste Magazine

The Front Bottoms Fan Spotlight: “It was a life-saving experience” / Sounds of Saving

Sound on Sound brings highs and lows to Connecticut / Melodic Magazine

Governors Ball 2022 Round-Up / Melodic Magazine

My Kink is Watching Chappell Roan Bring the House of Blues Down [Gallery] / Sounds of Saving

We’re Headed for the Lights: A Track-By-Track Review of The Lumineers’ ’BRIGHTSIDE’ / Pleaser Magazine

Taking Life Advice From Shakey Graves / Sounds of Saving

research

Goldberg, A. (2022). The Power of Connection to Music: An exploratory study of connection to music as a tool for greater mental wellbeing and hope during a crisis [Bachelor’s thesis]. New York University School of Global Public Health.