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Songs For Salena: Phillip Elliott’s Album

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Her Campus Placeholder Avatar Kaitlin Provost
This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Oswego chapter.

I always feel a sense of pride when former Oswego students do something great after graduation. Phillip Elliott is no different.

Song for Salena is Elliott’s first album, released on June 21, 2012. The album has 11 songs and they are nothing like I have ever heard. The songs are more like a softer rap, which makes them easier to listen to and understand.

Of all of the songs on the album, my favorites are “Loaded Deck” and “Back in the Womb.” “Loaded Deck” has a good beat to it and nice music. It makes me feel like I am driving slowly with the top down, going through a deserted town. The lyrics have a head-bopping feeling to them. As for “Back to the Womb,” the piano in the background reminds me of the piano in the Maroon 5 song, “Sunday Morning,” which is great because I love that song.

Another great song is “Deep Dark Well.” It is the longest song on the album, but one worth listening to. Sam Katz is featured in this song and adds a nice, strong, beautiful voice to an already touching song.

If you are interested in hearing music that is out of the ordinary, download Elliott’s album here: http://eflat7sharp9.bandcamp.c…

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Kaitlin Provost graduated from SUNY Oswego, majoring in journalism with a learning agreement in photography. She grew up in five different towns all over the Northeast, eventually settling and graduating from high school in Hudson, Massachusetts. Kait now lives in the blustery town of Oswego, New York, where she can frequently be found running around like a madwoman, avoiding snow drifts taller than her head (which, incidentally, is not very tall). She has worked for her campus newspaper, The Oswegonian, as the Assistant News Editor, and is also the President of the Oswego chapter of Ed2010, a national organization which helps students break into the magazine industry. She hopes to one day work for National Geographic and travel the world.