about

Hope

Neria

Oona

My name is Hope and I’m a senior from New York. I study Art (History and Studio) and I am the station manager at WSRN (91.5FM)! My favorite artists are Minutemen, Elliott Smith, MJ Lenderman, Wynton Kelly, Slint, Liz Phair, Charles Mingus, Jockstrap, and Ween.

Hi I am Neria and I am a second-year from Southern California. I am studying Art History, French, and Black Studies. I enjoy Björk, Death Grips, Joan Baez, Kanye West, Pavement, Playboi Carti, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, and Billie Holiday.

Hi my name is Oona and I am a second-year from DC. I am studying History? Black Studies? Religion? I like a lot of music. I like Nina Simone, Adrienne Lenker, Pretty V, King Krule, D’Angelo, and Standing on the Corner.  

Daniela

Zephyr

Quimby

My name is Zephyr and I’m a sophomore from Brooklyn, New York. I’m studying some combination of Comparative Literature and History. I love Pavement, MJ Lenderman, Wilco, Talking Heads, Yo La Tengo, LCD Soundsystem, Cocteau Twins, Jaco Pastorius, This is Lorelei, Elliott Smith, Horse Jumper of Love, John Coltrane, Joan Baez, Stereolab, Alex G, Jimi Hendrix, XTC, Paul Simon, PACKS, Pinback, feeble little horse, Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, and Joey Bada$$. I also really like movies and the Knicks.

I’m Quimby! I’m a sophomore and a prospective double major in Gender and Sexuality Studies and Educational Studies. Some artists I like are Bright Eyes, Slaughter Beach, Dog, Rilo Kiley, Townes Van Zandt, Belle and Sebastian and Camera Obscura (Scotland calls to me), Title Fight, and Elliott Smith, who my cat is named after. Last year for Halloween I dressed up as “Immodest Mouse”.

Maddy

Kate

Isaac

My name is Maddy and I’m a sophomore. I’m planning to major in English and minor in Philosophy. Some of my favorite artists are Lucy Dacus, Big Thief, Lorde, Joni Mitchell, Laura Marling, and MJ Lenderman.

Hello! I’m Kate Wenrich (she/they), a freshman from New Holland, Pennsylvania. I’m considering double majoring in music and something else (I don’t know yet). Some of my favorite artists are The Beths, Let’s Eat Grandma, and Man/Woman/Chainsaw, and some of my favorite classical music composers are Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, Beethoven, Joe Hisaishi, and Ravel.

My name is Isaac Held and I’m a sophomore from Austin, Texas. I’m an engineering major and perhaps a philosophy minor. A few artists I really like are Sandy Bull, Doc Watson, Jerry Jeff Walker, Townes Van Zandt, Sweet Trip, Björk, Death Grips, Popol Vuh, Hope Sandoval, and The Ink Spots.

Mia

Anna

Melissa

Hi! I’m Mia Yang (she/her), and I’m a current freshman who’s interested in English literature and writing. I love listening to music— one of my favorite activities is walking around campus with earbuds in (and that’s why I’m here!). I love listening to Vocaloid, Game soundtracks, and C/J/K-pop. Some cool artists I recommend trying out are ifeye, CORTIS, Neru, PolyphonicBranch, Laur, 32ki, Lexie Liu, CHANMINA, and XG.

My name is Anna, I’m a first-year from Washington DC and a prospective Education and History double major at Swarthmore. My music taste varies quite a bit, but some current favorites are Pinback, Cowboy Junkies, Beth Orton, Geese, Eiafuawn, and Sun Kil Moon.

Hello! My name is Melissa and I’m a first-year from Washington, D.C. I have no idea what I’m studying but it will probably be History, English, or Anthropology. Some of my favorite artists right now are Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, Wilco, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, MJ Lenderman, and Sonic Youth.