Kelly Liu, Author at Atwood Magazine https://atwoodmagazine.com/author/kelly-liu/ For the Love of Music Thu, 20 Jun 2024 17:51:04 +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 Kelly Liu, Author at Atwood Magazine https://atwoodmagazine.com/author/kelly-liu/ 32 32 68941247 Interview: Smokey Brights Glitter on Stage https://atwoodmagazine.com/skyb-smokey-brights-interview-music-2021/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/skyb-smokey-brights-interview-music-2021/#respond Tue, 23 Nov 2021 14:15:51 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=157015 Smokey Brights © Jake HansonSeattle's Smokey Brights speak to us about their confessional songwriting, the art of performance, and their musical inspirations.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/skyb-smokey-brights-interview-music-2021/feed/ 0 157015 “That feeling of your relationships falling apart”: Andy Shauf on His Seventh Album ‘Wilds’ https://atwoodmagazine.com/aswl-andy-shauf-interview-2021-wilds-music/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/aswl-andy-shauf-interview-2021-wilds-music/#respond Tue, 16 Nov 2021 14:21:10 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=156644 Andy Shauf © Colin MedleyAndy Shauf scales down the population of his immersive world on 'Wilds'. Here, he traces the record’s origin.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/aswl-andy-shauf-interview-2021-wilds-music/feed/ 0 156644 Interview: TORRES Wants You to Feel Her Love https://atwoodmagazine.com/trth-torres-interview-thirstier-music-2021/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/trth-torres-interview-thirstier-music-2021/#respond Thu, 07 Oct 2021 13:00:26 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=155221 TORRES © Shervin LainezBrooklyn-based indie rocker TORRES talks to us about her recent release 'Thirstier', queer romance, and the joy of performing. ]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/trth-torres-interview-thirstier-music-2021/feed/ 0 155221 Interview with Hippo Campus: “It’s Okay to Laugh with Your Demons” https://atwoodmagazine.com/gdbd-hippo-campus-interview-music-2021-good-dog-bad-dream/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/gdbd-hippo-campus-interview-music-2021-good-dog-bad-dream/#respond Thu, 12 Aug 2021 17:09:37 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=152859 Hippo Campus © Brit O'BrienIndie pop darlings Hippo Campus return with new music after three years and talk to us about finding refuge in lightheartedness.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/gdbd-hippo-campus-interview-music-2021-good-dog-bad-dream/feed/ 0 152859 Interview with Surf Mesa: Sounds for Good Feels https://atwoodmagazine.com/smlm-surf-mesa-interview-2021-music-lose-my-mind/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/smlm-surf-mesa-interview-2021-music-lose-my-mind/#respond Thu, 08 Jul 2021 21:00:02 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=151621 Surf Mesa © Danielle Degrasse-AlstonWithout abandoning his carefree inspirations, Surf Mesa’s “Lose My Mind” (ft. Bipolar Sunshine) adds complexities: We dove into his newest single, Billboard Award nominations, and life during and post-pandemic.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/smlm-surf-mesa-interview-2021-music-lose-my-mind/feed/ 0 151621 Premiere: Michael Cormier’s “Yellow Sadness” Is Full of Astonishment https://atwoodmagazine.com/mcys-yellow-sadness-michael-cormier-song-premiere/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/mcys-yellow-sadness-michael-cormier-song-premiere/#respond Mon, 14 Jun 2021 19:35:30 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=150402 Michael Cormier © Abi ReimoldAs we emerge with “impossible iridescence” in summertime, Michael Cormier contemplates apprehension and fear in the face of the extraordinary in his new single “Yellow Sadness” off his third LP, ‘More Light!!’]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/mcys-yellow-sadness-michael-cormier-song-premiere/feed/ 0 150402 This Just In: Unabashedly Blissful, Lorde Returns with Sun-Kissed “Solar Power” https://atwoodmagazine.com/lsop-lorde-solar-power-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/lsop-lorde-solar-power-song-review/#respond Mon, 14 Jun 2021 14:29:06 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=150377 Solar Power - LordeSeasons come and go, but Lorde’s “Solar Power” will keep you buoyant and warm for the rest of the year.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/lsop-lorde-solar-power-song-review/feed/ 0 150377 Today’s Song: Punk Meets Spirituality in Willow’s “Transparent Soul” https://atwoodmagazine.com/wtsr-willow-transparent-soul-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/wtsr-willow-transparent-soul-song-review/#respond Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:00:57 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=149914 With “Transparent Soul,” Willow unleashes her pop-punk side while keeping a metaphysical edge.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/wtsr-willow-transparent-soul-song-review/feed/ 0 149914 Interview with Dreamer Boy: Loved-Up and Under the Sun https://atwoodmagazine.com/dbww-dreamer-boy-interview-music-all-the-ways-we-are-together-2021/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/dbww-dreamer-boy-interview-music-all-the-ways-we-are-together-2021/#respond Thu, 27 May 2021 12:00:53 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=149351 Dreamer Boy © Adam AlonzoDreamer Boy talks his latest album ‘All The Ways We Are Together,’ friendships, and suits.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/dbww-dreamer-boy-interview-music-all-the-ways-we-are-together-2021/feed/ 0 149351 “We’re Corner People”: A Conversation with corner club https://atwoodmagazine.com/cclv-corner-club-little-love-lullabies-interview-2021-music/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/cclv-corner-club-little-love-lullabies-interview-2021-music/#respond Thu, 06 May 2021 19:20:44 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=147780 corner club © 2021From the hubbub of New York City to the intimacy of a relationship, corner club recreate worlds through their marveling dispositions.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/cclv-corner-club-little-love-lullabies-interview-2021-music/feed/ 0 147780 In His Own Sweet Time: An Interview with The Fratellis’ Jon Fratelli https://atwoodmagazine.com/jfjf-the-fratellis-interview-2021-music-jon-fratelli-half-drunk-under-a-full-moon/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/jfjf-the-fratellis-interview-2021-music-jon-fratelli-half-drunk-under-a-full-moon/#respond Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:30:11 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=145965 The Fratellis © 2021Unabashedly loving, totally glam: Jon Fratelli talks his creative process and The Fratellis' sixth studio album, 'Half Drunk Under a Full Moon'.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/jfjf-the-fratellis-interview-2021-music-jon-fratelli-half-drunk-under-a-full-moon/feed/ 0 145965 Video Premiere: Rita Ray’s “Love Ain’t the Same” Is a Modern Soul Classic https://atwoodmagazine.com/rrls-rita-ray-love-aint-the-same-video-premiere/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/rrls-rita-ray-love-aint-the-same-video-premiere/#respond Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:00:15 +0000 https://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=144192 Rita Ray © 2021Drawing from old school influences, academic training, and personal memories, Rita Ray charts path to a new kind of musical soul sensation on “Love Ain’t the Same.”]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/rrls-rita-ray-love-aint-the-same-video-premiere/feed/ 0 144192 Today’s Song: Lava La Rue’s “Magpie” Pays Forward the Musical Lineage of the UK Underground Scene https://atwoodmagazine.com/llrm-lava-la-rue-magpie-song-review/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/llrm-lava-la-rue-magpie-song-review/#respond Tue, 09 Mar 2021 13:48:44 +0000 http://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=143767 Lava La Rue © Jack CullisLava La Rue's “Magpie” is instantly bewitching in supple, lo-fi synth tones and a heady mood.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/llrm-lava-la-rue-magpie-song-review/feed/ 0 143767 Premiere: Lyncs’ Earnest “i shouldn’t say it” Rewinds and Looks Back https://atwoodmagazine.com/issi-lyncs-i-shouldnt-say-it-song-premiere/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/issi-lyncs-i-shouldnt-say-it-song-premiere/#respond Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:40:13 +0000 http://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=141953 Lyncs © 2021In “i shouldn't say it,” Lyncs catches Cupid’s arrow before it flies and carves out an alluring space between electro and dream pop.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/issi-lyncs-i-shouldnt-say-it-song-premiere/feed/ 0 141953 Interview with Passenger: “Future-Gazer, Past-Dweller, Storyteller” https://atwoodmagazine.com/passenger-2021-interview-music-songs-for-the-drunk-and-broken-hearted/ https://atwoodmagazine.com/passenger-2021-interview-music-songs-for-the-drunk-and-broken-hearted/#respond Tue, 19 Jan 2021 19:00:10 +0000 http://atwoodmagazine.com/?p=125841 Passenger © Mila AustinPassenger chats with Atwood Magazine about his latest release 'Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted', the place of songwriting in his life, and John Prine.]]> https://atwoodmagazine.com/passenger-2021-interview-music-songs-for-the-drunk-and-broken-hearted/feed/ 0 125841