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Photo by Kelsey Hart Red Ribbon, the musical project of Emma Danner, has always leaned more into the indie rock side of the modern day indie rock meets alt-pop genre. Her latest single, "Gang Star," is interesting in that it's more of a straight up rock song and a straight up pop song than we normally hear from Red Ribbon. It has an insatiable groove and musically is a rocker, but Danner is singing more like a pop star than she normally does. It's a fun single with an underlying menace to it, and enough indie rock flourishes to keep the entire thing engaging. As music critics and journalists are starting to get their best of the year lists ready, expect a lot to be blown up by Red Ribbon's new album when it is released Friday. Emma Danner says of her latest single: “I never felt like I could write about sex and drugs until recently. I don’t care anymore which is nice. I’ve always had fun being deviant, and I’m tired of censoring my art because of my shame, or guil...

Photo by Kelsey Hart The latest from Red Ribbon is one of the best break up songs we've heard all year. Emma Danner's musical project just released "YSFP," an acronym for You're So Fucking Pretty, and it's just dripping with raw emotion. The song could easily have been a lovely little pop song, but Danner's vocals are much too rough for that, and the music is just... odd. There's a sense of 90's style indie rock throughout the song, which keeps it from ever getting truly pretty. It's almost like the song was originally intended to be the pretty pop song it wants to be, but emotions and heartache got in the way and we're left with the brilliant result of "YSFP." Emma Danner says of her latest single: “To work up the courage to write this, I had to fool myself into thinking I was writing about one of my best friend's wedding. I wanted to say ‘You’re So Fucking Pretty’ in a sense of awe to her because she is so beautiful to me.  ...

Photo by Kelsey Hart Red Ribbon, the musical project of Emma Danner, has released a single that's surprisingly dark and haunting for a pop-ish song. "Crying My Car" is a slow song that is bristling with intensity. It's certainly not folk, or really a singer-songwriter style song, although there are those elements present. Red Ribbon has more of a left of center 90's alt-rock meets trip hop sound, kind of like if PJ Harvey worked with Portishead. "Crying My Car" is the type of song that is going to instantly grab you with its intensity, and make you want to listen to it repeatedly. Luckily, it's also the style of song that only gets more and more engaging with every listen. Emma Danner says of her new single: "On this song, I’m really really sad, yet want to makeout in the backseat." You can watch the video for "Crying My Car" below. Red Ribbon's self-titled album is due out November 1 on Danger Collective Records, and is avail...

Photo by Kelsey Hart Red Ribbon, the musical project of Seattle to Los Angeles musician Emma Danner, has crafted this perfect song that encapsulates indie rock, pop, and Americana. "High" is this kinda ramblin' song filled with acoustic guitar and crashing cymbals. Normally that combination wouldn't work at all, but Danner pulls it off. That's one of the truly fascinating thing about "High." It meanders through multiple genres without changing its feel. At times it feels more indie rock, at others more Americana, and others like it might be heading towards pop. And sometimes all three at the same time. It's a song you're not going to be able to not pay attention to. It will quietly demand your undivided focus. Emma Danner says of the new song: “ It could just be about drugs, or it can be about whatever in your life makes you high .  I lost my first love to an opioid addiction and I was a user of opiates in my youth. My whole life I’ve been trying...

Photo by Matthew James-Wilson Red Ribbon is the project of Seattle based musician Emma Danner. Utilizing a revolving group of musicians, Red Ribbon has released a new single. "Document (Alternate Version)," has some serious 90's vibes. You'll hear a lot of what is now called dream pop in the song, but the guitars have too much of a 90's crunch to them for that. It's a slow plod of a song that burns into a sludge fest at times without ever crossing into discordance. Emma Danner explains the meaning behind the song:  “ So much of history is erased and what we're left with is the veneration of figures who purchased their historical memory through acts of power, money and violence. It's strange then that as individuals we still privately record our own experiences through photographs or written accounts .  What is the purpose of documenting oneself in a world where history is distorted? Why do we create these records when in all likelihood they wil...