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SONG PICK: The Famous Daxx - Quarterlife

Oliver Bouchard

Nov 26, 2021 — 1 min read

Milestone birthdays often invite one to reflect on one’s past and future life. With “Quarterlife” London-based singer/songwriter The Famous Daxx refers – somewhat optimistically – to her 25th birthday. This is certainly a puzzling age, and the music reflects this with a melange of sounds from different decades. In the end, however, she comes to a simple solution:

“Being an adult is confusing and challenging, and I am not even sure I feel like an adult most of the time. The months before my 25th birthday got me into some kind of a Quarterlife crisis – so I bought a cat.”

Listen to our Song Pick of the Day, “Quarterlife” here:

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