WATCH: Nick Drummond, ‘Messin Up’

Artist: Nick Drummond
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Song: "Messin Up"
Album: Follow the Rivulets

In Their Words: “Messin Up” is superficially about getting my heart broken multiple times in regrettably quick succession. Everything in the song is true, and yet I don’t think that’s what the song is actually about. The lyrics are telling that story, but I think the song is looking at life more holistically — at all of the bruises and scars that we get when things don’t work out the way we had hoped. Life is a series of these 'mistakes,' I think, but they create the ripples that turn us into the vibrant creatures that we are. They make us human.” — Nick Drummond


Photo credit: Benjamin Drummond

LISTEN: Freddy & Francine, ‘If You Want Me’

Artist: Freddy & Francine
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Song: "If You Want Me"
Album: Gung Ho
Release Date: June 10
Label: F&F Records

In Their Words: "Bianca wrote the beginning melody of the tune on piano and then brought it me to convert to guitar. This song deals with the process of learning to see the forest through the trees in a relationship, regardless of the present circumstances. It reminds us to simplify love and ask for the things we need." — Lee Ferris (Freddy)


Photo credit: Danielle Mulcahy