Sophie Severs, Author at Atwood Magazine https://atwoodmagazine.com/author/sophie-severs/ For the Love of Music Thu, 19 Sep 2024 21:20:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://atwoodmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Atwood-Magazine-Circle-Logo-2020-32x32.png Sophie Severs, Author at Atwood Magazine https://atwoodmagazine.com/author/sophie-severs/ 32 32 68941247 “Trying to Find My Way”: Musogabi Reaches for the Stars in His Debut Album ‘Cassiopeia’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/musogabi-cassiopeia-album-interview-music-feature/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/musogabi-cassiopeia-album-interview-music-feature/#respond Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:54:04 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=202426 Musogabi © Micky YunMusogabi (AKA, Micky Yun) could easily be indie’s new breakout star, what with his sleek guitar arrangements, crisp vocals and strikingly unique compositions. As refreshing as it is soul-stirring, Musogabi’s debut record ‘Cassiopeia’ is the first sampling of this rising artist’s discography, simultaneously serving as an introduction to the Musogabi universe and a hint at all that is to come.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/musogabi-cassiopeia-album-interview-music-feature/feed/ 0 202426 Interview: Tapping into Wonder, Alisa Amador Embraces Her ‘Multitudes’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/multitudes-alisa-amador-album-interview-music-feature/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/multitudes-alisa-amador-album-interview-music-feature/#respond Fri, 07 Jun 2024 14:09:21 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=198285 Alisa Amador 'Multitudes' © Sasha PedroWith the release of her debut record, ‘Multitudes,’ Alisa Amador celebrates the fragments of herself that she painstakingly pieced together to form this beautiful portrait of who she is today. Teeming with compassion for the human experience, the project is one marked by Amador’s luminary spirit and artistic prowess.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/multitudes-alisa-amador-album-interview-music-feature/feed/ 0 198285 Interview: Ellie Irwin Battles With Love, Loss, and the “Pill That Won’t Go Down” https://atwoodmagazine.com/ptwgd-ellie-irwin-pill-that-wont-go-down-music-interview-feature-2024/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/ptwgd-ellie-irwin-pill-that-wont-go-down-music-interview-feature-2024/#respond Fri, 19 Apr 2024 18:40:37 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=195747 Ellie Irwin © @sikinundaySome pills are harder to swallow than others. But the metaphorical pill Ellie Irwin is trying to force down might be the toughest one she’s encountered yet. Trying her hardest not to choke, this budding singer/songwriter imbues her struggle into the deeply devastating ballad that is “Pill That Won’t Go Down.”]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/ptwgd-ellie-irwin-pill-that-wont-go-down-music-interview-feature-2024/feed/ 0 195747 Interview: Raffaella Takes Center Stage in ‘LIVE, RAFF, LOVE (ACT II)’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/raffaella-music-interview-live-raff-love-act-ii/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/raffaella-music-interview-live-raff-love-act-ii/#respond Fri, 26 Jan 2024 10:57:28 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=191835 Raffaella © Danica RobinsonRaffaella is all grown up. Though, the growing pains of late adolescence linger. Within her EP, ‘LIVE, RAFF, LOVE (ACT II),’ this indie pop princess questions what it truly means to grow up and leave the past behind — but still have it cling to the fabric of your pink sequined dress with determined fists. ]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/raffaella-music-interview-live-raff-love-act-ii/feed/ 0 191835 Today’s Song: Humm Embrace the Clarity of Solitude Within “Danced Alone (who I am when I’m in love)” https://atwoodmagazine.com/hdlv-humm-danced-alone-who-i-am-when-im-in-love-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/hdlv-humm-danced-alone-who-i-am-when-im-in-love-song-review/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:00:45 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=187579 Humm © Kate FeastIt takes two to tango — but Bath-based duo Humm demonstrate that they’re happy to dance while no one is watching in their radiant track, “Danced Alone (who I am when I’m in love).” Two might be company, but honestly? One is just enough.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/hdlv-humm-danced-alone-who-i-am-when-im-in-love-song-review/feed/ 0 187579 Doris Club Channels Her “Intuitive, Irrational, Melancholic” Self Within Stunning Ode to Her Mother, ‘There’s Still Time (Side A)’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/dcts-doris-club-theres-still-time-side-a-music-feature-essay/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/dcts-doris-club-theres-still-time-side-a-music-feature-essay/#respond Fri, 29 Sep 2023 04:00:37 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=186477 Doris Club © Jasmine RutledgeDo you ever come to terms with loss when you have spent your whole life feeling as though it was just around the corner? How do you prove to someone how much they truly mean to you? Do salt lamps and essential oils actually have healing properties? Doris Club explores the aforementioned qualms and more within 'Side A' of her new album, ‘There's Still Time,’ a project whose epicenter pieces through what it truly means to comfortably live with grief as a constant companion.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/dcts-doris-club-theres-still-time-side-a-music-feature-essay/feed/ 0 186477 Today’s Song: corner club Ponder Mortality and the Love We Leave Behind in “when i die” https://atwoodmagazine.com/ccwd-corner-club-when-i-die-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/ccwd-corner-club-when-i-die-song-review/#respond Sat, 09 Sep 2023 13:00:05 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=185541 corner club © Vincent PoWhile death and the idea of life coming to an inevitable end haunts many, DIY duo corner club choose to embrace the time they have left in “when i die,” a musical vessel of appreciation for life’s most minute (yet all the more precious) moments.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/ccwd-corner-club-when-i-die-song-review/feed/ 0 185541 Interview: Why JAWNY Continues to Leave Us “Wide-Eyed, Tongue-Tied” https://atwoodmagazine.com/jawny-music-interview-2023-feature-its-never-fair-always-true/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/jawny-music-interview-2023-feature-its-never-fair-always-true/#respond Tue, 30 May 2023 16:33:54 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=180242 Jawny © Michael Tyrone DelaneyWith endless humility and undeniable swagger, JAWNY is taking the music industry by storm; refusing to sacrifice his artistic integrity and never failing to charm listeners with his bombastic melodies and painstaking honesty. His music is the perfect soundtrack to pair with life’s highest highs, lowest lows, and all of the time spent navigating the in-between.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/jawny-music-interview-2023-feature-its-never-fair-always-true/feed/ 0 180242 Interview: Making Peace with the Past & Looking to the Future with Pictoria Vark https://atwoodmagazine.com/pcvk-pictoria-vark-victoria-park-interview-music-feature-2023/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/pcvk-pictoria-vark-victoria-park-interview-music-feature-2023/#respond Tue, 16 May 2023 19:45:33 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=179648 Pictoria Vark © Evan ParnessSince releasing her debut record, ‘The Parts I Dread,’ last year, Pictoria Vark has been mulling over the mantra, “There’s more to you than the parts I dread, more to live for than I know yet”– letting the words seep into her brain, and learning to accept them as the truth. Now, she dispenses her learned wisdom to Atwood Magazine.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/pcvk-pictoria-vark-victoria-park-interview-music-feature-2023/feed/ 0 179648 Today’s Song: Sadye Explores the Pitfalls of Blind Faith in “Biblical” https://atwoodmagazine.com/sadye-biblical-debut-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/sadye-biblical-debut-song-review/#respond Thu, 04 May 2023 13:17:11 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=179103 Sadye © SJ SprengEngaging in the never-ending cycle of toxicity, Sadye’s debut single “Biblical” is a pithy expression of steadily roiling angst and white-hot rage. As exquisite as it is wrathful, the track marks an extremely promising beginning for this up-and-coming singer-songwriter.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/sadye-biblical-debut-song-review/feed/ 0 179103 Meet Our Writers: Boston’s Sophie Severs! https://atwoodmagazine.com/mw02-meet-our-writers-sophie-severs/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/mw02-meet-our-writers-sophie-severs/#respond Sat, 29 Apr 2023 14:21:02 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=178637 Sophie SeversBoston-based writer Sophie Severs grew up thinking she’d be tap-dancing on Broadway — and boy, was she wrong! A twist of fate led to a change in passions, and this ex-theatre kid has happily gotten comfortable being off the stage, taking her rightful place as a listener in the audience.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/mw02-meet-our-writers-sophie-severs/feed/ 0 178637 Protecting Her Peace: Wallice on Coming of Age in the Music Industry and What Defines ‘Success’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/wmbs-wallice-music-interview-2023-mr-big-shot-best-friend/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/wmbs-wallice-music-interview-2023-mr-big-shot-best-friend/#respond Tue, 04 Apr 2023 16:14:32 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=177424 Wallice © Le3ayWallice is no passing trend: This LA native’s artistry speaks for a generation of twenty-somethings whose thoughts rapidly skitter between tedious first world problems and feelings of existential dread. Her spunky discography and vernacular of playfully-snide and self-deprecating quips are ever-so relatable, making her a true superstar on the rise.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/wmbs-wallice-music-interview-2023-mr-big-shot-best-friend/feed/ 0 177424 Today’s Song: Clara Mann’s Intimate “Confessions” Masterfully Finds the Silver Lining During Loss https://atwoodmagazine.com/cmcf-clara-mann-confessions-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/cmcf-clara-mann-confessions-song-review/#respond Mon, 20 Feb 2023 13:00:38 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=175160 Clara Mann © courtesy of the artistClara Mann eloquently juxtaposes love and loss in “Confessions,” weathering the storm of life whilst revealing the fragile, yet perseverant nature of love.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/cmcf-clara-mann-confessions-song-review/feed/ 0 175160 “A Love Letter to Everyone’s Inner Child”: Indigo De Souza Mourns Lost Youth in “Younger & Dumber” https://atwoodmagazine.com/izyd-indigo-de-souza-younger-and-dumber-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/izyd-indigo-de-souza-younger-and-dumber-song-review/#respond Thu, 09 Feb 2023 15:23:05 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=174663 Indigo De Souza © Angella ChoeIndigo De Souza reflects upon her years of youthful naïveté within new single “Younger & Dumber,” a stirring expression of desire for a time long past and the innocence that came with it.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/izyd-indigo-de-souza-younger-and-dumber-song-review/feed/ 0 174663 Today’s Song: Winkler’s “Call it Good Times” Makes the Best of Life’s Ups & Downs https://atwoodmagazine.com/wcgt-winkler-call-it-good-times-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/wcgt-winkler-call-it-good-times-song-review/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2023 16:35:57 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=173800 Winkler © Rachel Owens“Call it bad times, call it good”: Winkler bring listeners an upbeat anthem of effervescent indifference with new single “Call it Good Times,” revving their engines for the band’s upcoming releases.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/wcgt-winkler-call-it-good-times-song-review/feed/ 0 173800