Daily Distraction: Listen to Souther's swan song
In 2018, when
Alive named Souther one of its Bands to Watch, singer and guitarist Carly Fratianne spoke about how she was drawn to a more emotive quality in music.
"The songwriting was great," she said of her early interest in Conor Oberst, "but it was more about, 'How does this make me feel?'"
A similar drive has long fueled Fratianne's musical pursuits outside of Souther, both in wyd (Bands to Watch Class of 2019) and as a solo artist. But in the wake of the pandemic and a reignited Black lives matter movement, the musician spoke last year about taking a more intentioned approach to music, no less emotional but perhaps more engaged with the moment.