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The fruits of this time are evident in her music, despite her writing “a lot of songs that no one will ever hear.” The pandemic “gave her a lot of time to think about what was making,” and she credits lockdown with making her music “a lot better.” According to Hauptman, she tried to take the advice of her favorite musicians, drawing inspiration from both their creative processes and various genres. When the pandemic hit, she doubled her creative efforts, throwing herself into album production without access to a studio. It’s a world Lila’s worked hard to curate, having spent a gap year after graduating high school in 2019 working on her music. She does a lot with very little her voice is a refreshing escape into an unencumbered, ad-free world of raw listening. Despite the emotional intensity of some of her lyrics – a notable verse from “Locket” paints Los Angeles as a “sadist’s paradise” – her style can only be described as a purist’s take on the rapidly modernizing discipline of accessible pop.

With a deep repertoire of EPs, singles, and a notable collaboration with GoldLink in “faded/2am,” each of Lila’s songs possesses a timeless, old-school quality.

It’s never entirely clear where Lila’s feet are rooted, but this seems to be a part of the magic of both her persona and sound. A junior in Saybrook College who boasts over 380,000 monthly listeners on Spotify and who splits her time between Los Angeles, New Haven and London, she’s penned two full-length studio albums, the first of which will be released next month. Instead, she is a deeply personable student-singer-songwriter, a self-identified “fire” chef and American Studies major who just happens to have spent her sophomore summer touring Europe opening for Oh Wonder (who sought her exclusively). Lila Drew – or, to Yalies, Lila Hauptman ’24 – is not a trendy, girl-next-door artist sprinting to churn out bubbly, consumable hits. Her voice is soft and clear: “maybe I’ll try and let it go, no / I think I could take care of you now,” she sings on her newest single, “Bad Juice.” Her songs personify both self-soothing and the intimate navigation of self and other.

Certain songs are a solo evening, others best enjoyed with friends and a cocktail. Indeed, listening to her music feels like stepping into a rainy night at home, toes curled under a warm blanket of synth, muted bass and carefully chosen snare. This month, Lila Drew’s music is featured on Spotify’s “late night vibes” and “night pop” playlists.