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My 20 Reflection a personal essay about Vansire and what their song 'Reflection no. 6' means to me
The duo band “Vansire” from Minnesota has been able to become another staple in the genre of dream and bedroom pop. I was introduced to this band from listening to Spotify recommendations that stemmed from my current playlist of indie and bedroom pop music in early 2019. Their music immediately stood out to me having deep reverberated synths, groovy bass line, and low fidelity sound. I listened to much of their second album “Angel Youth” which had a mix of upbeat funk and calming melodies. Vansire consists of bandmembers Josh Augustin and Sam Winemiller, who had known each other since high school, meeting on a drum line and starting a mutual friendship. Sam had an idea to create music and asked Josh if they wanted to start a band “that sounds like mac (Mac DeMarco).” The first song they produced, “Bridges for the Young,” can be defined as “basement pop” being recorded on a broken iPad in a basement. The band saw success very shortly afterward when their song was played on the local radio that following summer in 2015. Producing their debut album “Reflections and Reveries” over one year from August 2015 to August 2016. Both band members started their first year in college, studying at two different institutions,
