Dream Pop from Hope Whitelock

Originally coming from the northeast of the USA, Hope Whitelock is now based in Boulder, Colorado where she’s pursuing a PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder. When she’s not studying however, she’s a music artist who makes her own unique brand of bedroom pop, drawing on the struggles in her academic life as inspiration for her songwriting.

Making music for the burned-out over-achievers who lack the drive they once had, the unsuccessful people pleasers and the subtly egocentric perfectionists who no longer strives for perfection, Hope Whitelock spins reflective writing wrapped up in her dreamy indie pop sound. Led by her elegant vocal delivery and backed up by delicate guitar-based arrangements, she captures moving moments in her gentle melodic songs.

Making her artistic entrance this year, in October she released her debut single “Stoned” and now brings us her sophomore effort with her new track titled “Kafkaesque”. Opened by whimsical tones of washed out instrumentation, the beat kicks to signal Hope’s vocal leads that float gracefully to carry her introspective lyricism.

Written as a song about getting to know yourself better and ultimately not liking what you see, with her second single Hope Whitelock offers a shimmering and relatable indie pop song that showcases the vocal and songwriting talent of an exciting new artist.

Listen to Kafkaesque below