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It's been too long since we've found an indie rock artist to bring us to our happy place. Alas, Dead Emerson emerges and here we are. "Siddhartha" is the latest masterpiece he's cooked up, but probably the best thing we've heard from him yet. Like Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, and many more bands in that vein, Dead Emerson will quickly become the next name we see on a major festival lineup.

Having been playing music since he was young, Dead Emerson has always been drawn to the writing and recording process. Growing his knowledge in that area through college, he began his project in 2019 with his first single "Fools Gold." Since that release, he's not only grown as a songwriter, but a producer as well. Proving himself as an all around monarch, he's caught the ear of many music consumers. Emerson explains that "Siddhartha" was a really enjoyable song to write. The type of song that just dawns on you the moment you wake up.

"This was just one of those songs that you wake up, the idea is there, you write it, produce it, and then you're done. The you're like 'oh, like I just did that.' You know, I wrote this song kind of laughing. You get people in an effort to self-actualize, or to reach their form of enlightenment through means of rejection. Rejecting materialism and capitalism. They end up doing so by playing back into the system without even realizing it. For example, yoga. Yoga has become so commercialized and so industrialized, it's the funniest thing. It's a spiritual practice and a training a lot of yogis will do, but in America we've made it into this industry of yoga classes and Lulu Lemon and so forth. So I just started writing that song kind of laughing, and then realizing I had basically written a song about my self-knowledge. In the means of finding the meaning of living in America. All in all, the song is about finding needs through material means and wants."

Dead Emerson isn't like most artists. He's a sophisticated writer who knows what he's talking about. He uses his knowledge and translates it into incredibly orchestrated music not many emerging artists are capable of doing. His production is better than most multi-platinum recording artists, and his messages go even further. Dead Emerson has so much more coming in 2021, don't let this be the only time you hear about him.