Five Artists We Need at Sloughfest ‘17
I think we can all agree that the students of Augustana College have had a rough school year. Clowns terrorized our campus, the presidential election leaving us divided, and the curse of trimesters has left us perpetually exhausted. Campus wide traditions like Christmas Extrav and Symbrosium day gives us small spurts of hope, but after this year’s Greek pledging season we will need a light at the end of the tunnel. That light is Sloughfest ’17. Going into its third year of music and sunshine, this on campus music festival is the only hope we have before we go back to wondering what the heck a “Learning Community” is. Here are five not too popular artists we need to see at Sloughfest ’17.
1. Watsky
George Watsky will open with how “beautiful the crowed is today!” and the suburban girls in crop tops will mumble the lyrics to Sloppy Seconds and it will all be okay. If anyone likes good poetic rap music, it’s the students of Augustana. We’ll all be disappointed that Chance the Rapper didn’t get the memo, but hopefully Watsky can keep us distracted by his humor and profound lyrics.
2. Melanie Martinez
As this article is basically one bit pity party, I figure the cutest crybaby alive should be on this list. She’ll play a couple songs you think maybe you’ve heard before and you’ll try your hardest to scream along to the dramatic lyrics. The base will be hard enough to feel in your chest which will send you dancing convulsively. You’ll probably leave the set thinking you should start sporting tutus and pig tales. This is okay.
3. Kacey Musgraves
If anyone likes to pretend they’re country folk it’s the student body from the greater Chicagoland area, and Kacey Musgraves will give the perfect excuse to break out their brightly colored cowboy boots. Country twang with an I – don’t – give – a – heck attitude, Kacey Musgraves will make even the biggest country haters put their (water filled) bottles in the air.
4. MOD SUN
Any college student loved to pretend they’re a peace lovin’ hippie, so who to further that bull crap life than MOD SUN. Sometimes you need to just lie to yourself and pretend everything is sunshine and flowers, and he’ll help paint that picture for you. Is there substance behind the music? Nah. But if his set is at the end of the day no one will notice it anyways! He’ll probably be invited to all the frat after parties and crash on futons the week after.
5. Khalid
For the end of the night when we all inevitably fall asleep in the quad (goal for this year), Khalid can sing us all to sleep. Soothing pop for the soul and vocals of an angel, he’ll help us all dream of making the dean’s list just one more time.