ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Sweetshirt

Photo credit: Christine Liu

I'm Sweetshirt, a French/American artist currently based in my hometown of Paris.

Writing songs has always been a true passion and a real therapy for me. I find myself able to pour all my troubles and emotions out into my music. With every song I finish, I feel like a weight has been lifted.
I hope by sharing my songs, I can make your life a bit lighter too.

Why do we love it? IN MY HEART reminds me of a slowed down MUNICH by Editors. It's not, I listened to them both. And yet... Anyway, Sweetshirt delivers a soft, gentle performance on IN MY HEART, and as easy as the song is to listen to, I can't help thinking that a sped up remix would give it some punch. Sweetshirt's lyrics actually say something, and I'm here for it. LET'S WATCH THE WORLD END, I adore the overlapping vocals in the middle, and the simplicity of the instruments. The violin is beautiful. By TOMORROW I'LL TRY, I think I get it: we're yearning, we're gentle, we're exploring through words. I have a soft spot for IT'S BEEN TOO LONG, I really enjoy the lo-fi instruments and the very light, airy, repetitive vocals.

Is this my type of music? No, not entirely, but songs like REAR WINDOW could easily find their way onto some of my playlists. Sweetshirt almost goes against everything that is massively popular right now, and I love that. We're used to having high speed pop music delivered on every platform, but this is something different landing on our desk, and I couldn't be more thankful for that.

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  • Genre: Indie Pop

  • From: Paris