Von Mikel is a Mexico-based indie music project of songwriter Santiago Mikela. He’s dropped a few dream-pop singles throughout 2021 and certainly got the attention of folks in the cafe.
Mikela’s latest track is one of our favorite new tracks – “PJD.” The song blends instrumentation of soft synths, lo-fi-sounding drums, and smooth guitars.
“PJD stands for ‘pajama dreams,'” he tells IRC. “It’s a very mellow, dreamy song, filled with childhood nostalgia.” During the pandemic, Mikela left his home base of Mexico City to spend time in the forest with only his instruments and his dog, Strauss.
His new album as Mikel is Cut Your Grass. The title, Mikela says, “alludes to the challenges of living isolated in the forest; the adaptation process of a city-dweller.”
We’ve also been enjoying other tracks from the album, especially the suave “Your Color” and the poetic, hopeful “Superman.”
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