Pamela Council

New York, NY

Flying Lotus - "Until The Quiet Comes"

This genre-bender is electronic and soulful at the same time. That makes it wondrously futuristic. This album has given me the ultimate focus while making my artwork.

Carly Rae Jepson - "Call Me Maybe"

I love a song that everyone knows and can sing along to. It becomes a familiar reference point at the bodega, with my little cousins, my mom, or a stranger on the subway. This song is a built-in flash mob!!!

Heems (from Das Racist) put out 2 amazing solo mixtapes this year. I always enjoy hearing what a breakout solo album sounds like from a group I enjoy. Himanshu Suri did not disappoint! Wild Water Kingdom has quirky sounds and seriously good raps.

I listened to the best of Kelly Clarkson album, and I knew 80% of the songs from front to back. I was shocked! I was listening because I thought I didn't know her work.

I saw AVAN LAVA in concert at the Wassaic Project Summer Festival. They wear all white on stage and have a projection show onto their bodies. There's dancing, a ton of band members, and more energy than I could have expected.