BLASST 90 - JESIKA ESPIRICUETA - TRACKLIST + NOTES

BLASST 90 TRACKLIST
1. Ranil y Su Conjunto Tropical - "Las Oleadas"
2. Hooded Fang - "Ode to Subterrania"
3. La Femme - "La Femme Ressort"
4. Archy Marshall - "Eye's Drift"
5. Broadcast - "Tender Buttons"
6. Connie Converse - "Playboy of the Western World"
7. Helado Negro - "Pais Nublado"


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NOTES:
Jesika Espiricueta is one of the most hard-working artists I've ever met. Whether to acheive her musical dreams or build a vintage clothing company from the ground up, Jesika has poured every ounce of her energy into what she does. It's a dedication that you have to respect, especially considering how much she has been able to achieve despite facing some of life's most challenging obstacles both in her work and at homel. 

In 2016 she released her first EP, Hora Mística, which I consider her creative thesis statement; both a demonstration of everything she's learned and experienced in her first four years as a musician (a lot), and a sign of dreams to come. Following a whirlwind of a weekend opening for Mitski and Helado Negro on the Texas dates of their 2017 summer tour, Jesika began work on her ambitious first full-length album, Cardboard Angel, which was released last summer. 

Today, she is working on new music while also running Trash Brat Vintage, a rapidly growing company she started at the same time she began playing music. Her vintage discoveries (which she customizes) have taken the world (literally) by storm, as we discuss in today's conversation. I've known Jesika for a long time, so this conversation was one of the more comfortable I've had on the program, and perhaps you will be able to tell. We talk about everything from music to clothes to touring and our collective journeys as fans-turned-haters of Austin's premiere corporate music festival, SXSW. I missed so many opportunities to ask about a million other things, but perhaps Jesika will return to the program at a later date, where I can do so.

Please enjoy this conversation, I sure did. 

You can listen to Jesika's music here, and buy her vintage clothes here.

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