Can we go up?

I've been weirdly listening to a lot more rock music lately.  I say that this is 'weird,' because since I came to college three years ago, I've become pretty obsessed with electronic music.  When I was in high school, I listened to a lot of indie rock.  My older brother was definitely the first to plant the seed of electronic music in my brain.  When he was a senior in high school, I was a freshman, and he would drive me to school every day.  Despite the drive lasting only a few minutes, my brother would carefully select just the right song to play.  It was inevitably by some obscure electronic artist that I had never heard of; Deadmau5, Boys Noize, Steve Aoki, etc.  Little did I know that a few years later, I would be listening to those exact artists when I came to college.

Anyone who knows me may tell you I'm an electronic music snob (or hipster, of course).  I'm really not offended by this; I think anyone that's really passionate, informed, and infested in a subject cannot avoid becoming a bit pretentious and selective about it.  I feel like last year, with artists like David Guetta and Afrojack producing big Top 40 songs, electronic dance music has become massive in mainstream culture.  Part of me gags at this, because people choose to listen to some really untalented artist, and act like their so hip.  But then again, I'm glad that people don't just look at me weirdly when I play some house music at a party.

Anyway, I'm sure I'll post more electronic music after this, but it's been on my brain with the recent release of Ultra Music Festival tickets.  I attended the festival last year, and I can truly say it was the best weekend of my life.  It's not for everyone, but for the people that go, it means the world to them.  Today I have a track from Paper Diamond, a new producer out of Colorado who released a free EP a while ago that has really caught my ear.  I first heard his new song, Can We Go Up (which isn't on the EP), on Hype Machine, and I had to check him out.  Really beautiful beats and glorious synths.  He's been on tour with Pretty Lights (I'm not a pretty lights fan, I think this guy actually sounds much better than him) this year, and has a bunch more shows coming up before the new year, check him out if you get the chance!

PS - In case you're wondering, yes, that is Lindsay Lohan.


So Precise by Paper Diamond