NoSo - David

In Our Headphones · Aug 23, 2022 · 3m

NoSo - "David" from the 2022 album Stay Proud of Me on Partisan.

Singer-songwriter Baek Hwong named their musical project NoSo (as in North/South) after being asked one too many times, "which Korea are you from?". The Los Angeles-based artist channels the frustrations stemming from their Asian American heritage into their songs, as well as their experience as a queer non-binary person. Today's Song of the Day taps into that feeling, inspired by a dream Hwong had where they were trapped in the body of a white man named "David." They explained in a press release:

"One summer night, I had a…