{"id":1585,"date":"2022-04-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofarsoundsblo.wpengine.com\/blog\/articles\/5-denver-artists-listen\/"},"modified":"2022-04-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T00:00:00","slug":"5-denver-artists-listen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/5-denver-artists-listen","title":{"rendered":"5 Denver Artists to Listen to\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, the mile-high capital of Colorado. There\u2019s some pretty magical music being made up in those clouds. There are so many artists in the Denver area we love, but here are five who\u2019ve been flooring us.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>1. The Still Tide<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The project of Anna Morsett. The former Brooklyn-based, now Denver homed artist makes some mighty fine music, which you can get a sense of through her full band performance of \u201cGrow Again\u201d. When the song starts, it almost feels like it bloomed\u2014subtle and effortless, then somehow suddenly wide open and vibrant. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FVcR8ITvEG0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>2. LVDY<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Kathleen Hooper and Aubrey Mable make up LVDY (pronounced \u201clady\u201d), a power duo creating loose, feel-good folk music peppered with bright harmonies. \u201cDust\u201d is a song they wrote inspired by Burning Man. The cyclical number keeps building until around the 3 minute mark, when the vocals really find their strength. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LMBB3ysoq30\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>3. YaSi<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Denver-based, first generation American artist creates self-described existential bops that balance Western and Eastern influences, coming together in songs like \u201cPink Caddy\u201d.\u00a0 The song is a sultry pop number that just cruises with a steady pulse, driven by YaSi\u2019s incredible voice. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OewfngH8q5k\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>4. Kayla Marque<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We really can\u2019t decide what we love more, Kayla Marque\u2019s earnest pop, or her commitment to bolstering communities on so many levels. There are some really cool versions of her track \u201cVillain\u201d out there, but we\u2019re partial to this stripped down solo Sofar version.<\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rfHZMAWe2yg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<h2><strong>5. Brianna Straut<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ll leave you here with the remarkable sounds of Brianna Straut, who makes the kind of Americana rootsy songs that feel like digging your feet into fresh tilled dirt, carefree and connected to something much deeper. It feels like a lot to embody, but the artist just does it, especially in her Sofar performance of \u201cHallelujah Chords,\u201d which moves like a freight train, strong and steady. <\/p>\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TvBY1exlfBw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<p><em>Photo credit: YaSi, photo by Nikki A. Rae<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ah, the mile-high capital of Colorado. There\u2019s some pretty magical music being made up in those clouds. There are so many artists in the Denver area we love, but here are five who\u2019ve been flooring us.\u00a0 1. The Still Tide The project of Anna Morsett. 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