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Make a celebratory playlist of your favorite music that you discovered through your journey to 5000 followers; A memoir of what was and will be become of this blog as a whole. 

5000 Followers!

omg i’ve finally reached 5,000 followers. Seriously, it’s amazing. I’m so happy there are so many people who like the same music as i do. I wanted to do something to celebrate reaching 5000 but i don’t really know what, so reblog or message me with some ideas of what i should do (but not a giveaway, i’m a broke college student, all i could give you is love and debt)

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I am too easily hypnotized

THE SYMPOSIUM SELF TITLED RELEASE

    Skipping class, smoking cigarettes, sneaking out and going to the beach, it seems like the entirety of my sophomore year was soundtracked by The Symposium. Composed of guitarist Sam, singer Charlie, drummer Brian, and bassist Benny, the Chicago bred band has been the soundtrack of my life since discovering their debut album, Drugs, released in 2014. Drugs, though released almost 3 years before their new self titled album, introduced their laid back blend of stoner pop rock.

    The Symposium, appropriately released on 4/20, took that established sound and elevated it with more developed sounds and insightful lyrics. The first of the two singles released for their new album, “Red River,” was absolutely infectious. With it’s slow tempo and sleepy vocals it conformed to the band’s previous style whilst also giving subtle hints about what the future held in store. The second single, “Synth Song” continued with the mellow feel and true to it’s name was synth heavy. Both tracks have this effortless quality that enables them to be played in any situation for any amount of time while still retaining their initial captivity.

     Accentuating the psychedelic side of the album, “Soft Love” is almost reminiscent of early Tame Impala with it’s dreamy guitars and dazed lyrics. The song ends with a distinct outro, a quality shared among most of the songs on the album. “Nino 2” has that same gossamer quality while throwing in some distorted elements. The track is an easy listen with an optimistic melody and relatable lyrics.

     “The Physical Attraction,” is the embodiment of the slacker-pop movement. With it’s disdainful lyrics urging people to “take your time, listen to the song we wrote and it could change your mind when you hear it on the radio.” The song expresses the want for a break in reality, to just play video games instead of dealing with the the complications of relationships and adulthood. Featuring high reverb and lengthy instrumentals breaks, its outro brought a more grounded, undefined element to juxtapose the dreamy tune.

     The closing track, “Starfall,” uses the trademark ethereal vocals from the psych side and some intense guitar solos. This track has this effortless cohesion that effectively showcases the best of both genres. The outro circled back to the first track “Streems,” dripping in dreamy vibes and keeping the album in a continuum of sorts.

    Sofian Zapf on Bandcamp encompasses my thoughts on this album perfectly: “holy fuck yo this shit is crazy.” It’s true, with their garage rock and dream pop the band has created the perfect casual masterpiece. Just as Drugs seems to be the background noise to all my best moments sophomore year, I know that The Symposium will hold that nostalgia soon.

LISTEN TO THE SYMPOSIUM HERE

written by SAMANTHA SULLIVAN

Onward

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An update of sorts

Hello followers of my blog (New people welcome!),

For those following Chill Co., I am sorry to say that that moniker is now no more. I have decided to rebrand my entire blog. New name, new pictures, and new well...everything. 

I have gone through and deleted the majority of my posts. This is mostly due to how almost all of them perpetuated this false notion of the indie lifestyle. After going through these posts (and cringing at the majority of them), I’ve realized that I tried so hard to push this since it was the title of my blog. I advocated for the hipster-indie lifestyle that I thought was for me. I realize now that this was pretty dumb of me, as I tried to be somebody I wasn’t.

I also went ahead and deleted pretty much of all of the Spotify link posts as I realized that that is only one medium for listening to music and it will in turn not be nearly as far reaching. This doesn’t mean that I won’t post about music -- quite the opposite in fact. Expect music still, but now much more than just that.

The goal I have now set for my blog is to catalogue my life; I want to show this site who I can be by posting all of my creative content in this one place. Sounds selfish yes, but I don’t want to limit myself content wise. I want this to be about me and if you’re interested in what I have to offer, I welcome you with open arms. 

So what can you expect from me? First, I’m going to start a daily posting series called “Daily Routine” which will be a similar to diary/journal update, but not super personal. Basically just something significant that happened in my day and my thoughts behind it. I want to do it as a way to connect to my audience further and in turn, use it as a way for you all to get to know. My other hope is that Daily Routine will spawn many thoughtful discussion and conversation between users. As a side note, if you can guess what Daily Routine is in reference to you will get a shoutout.

Next, you can expect pretty much more of what I’ve already been posting about but at a higher frequency. However, I will also post about my short prose/poems on the occasion. Music appreciation, daily activities, and nature (LOTS of nature). Seldom will I reblog something unless it pertains to the aesthetic or lifestyle of my blog. 

I’ll wrap it up now as this post is getting quite long. Thank you if you got this far and thank you to anyone who has actually been loyally following my blog. It means a lot to me. Expect the first Daily Routine later tonight. 

Same tbh