{"id":58873,"date":"2020-01-09T12:17:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T12:17:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=58873"},"modified":"2020-01-09T12:17:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T12:17:33","slug":"singer-songwriter-keenan-willard-releases-video-for-debut-single-like-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/01\/singer-songwriter-keenan-willard-releases-video-for-debut-single-like-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Singer Songwriter Keenan Willard Releases Video For Debut Single &#8216;Like You Do&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>It&#8217;s hard to believe, but Keenan Willard only started writing songs at the start of 2019. His debut single, &#8216;Like You Do&#8217;, released ahead of an EP set to come out in the summer, sees him drawing on his North Carolina roots, and infusing his sound with the inspirations served by his surroundings in El Paso, where he is based, and works as a TV reporter.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recorded at Beacon Hill Studios, which is best known for being where Khalid&#8217;s first album, &#8216;American Teen&#8217;, was produced, pop infused track &#8216;Like You Do&#8217; sees Willard spout out lyrics in a stream of consciousness, sharing deeply personal thoughts and feelings with his listeners. A simple instrumentation &#8211; guitars and heartbeat paced drums &#8211; subtly backs his vocals, which are strong and emotionally charged. Willard&#8217;s feelings are deeply felt, strong and tumultuous, and he is able to convey perfectly this to the listener.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Like You Do&#8217; is supported by a music video shot in the desert around El Paso, and the song takes on the area&#8217;s aesthetic, the starkness and isolation a clear representation of the lyrics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can find Keenan Willard online on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/keenanwillardtv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>. Stream and download &#8216;Like You Do&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/keenanwillardtv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>, and listen to it on SoundCloud below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Like You Do by Keenan Willard\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F713090200&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s hard to believe, but Keenan Willard only started writing songs at the start of 2019. His debut single, &#8216;Like You Do&#8217;, released ahead of an EP set to come out in the summer, sees him drawing on his North Carolina roots, and infusing his sound with the inspirations served by his surroundings in El Paso, where he is based, and works as a TV reporter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":58878,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,57,9,21453,21445,21446],"tags":[10201,326,23973,23974,11720,989,77,370,226,116,78,10677,304,617],"class_list":["post-58873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music","category-new-artists","category-new-releases","category-new-singles","category-reviews","category-single-reviews","tag-el-paso","tag-electronic","tag-keenan-willard","tag-like-you-do","tag-lisa-hafey","tag-new-artist","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-pop","tag-review","tag-singer","tag-single-review","tag-songwriter","tag-texas"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-fjz","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":48274,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/03\/rising-irish-star-finnian-releases-debut-single-even-flow-march-26th\/","url_meta":{"origin":58873,"position":0},"title":"Rising Irish Star Finnian Releases Debut Single &#8216;Even Flow&#8217; March 26th","author":"Essentially Pop","date":"26\/03\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Coming off tour with David Keenan, Irish songwriter Finnian is set for massive success with the release of his debut single \u2018Even Flow\u2019 on 26th March.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Music","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/finnian-2.png?fit=1200%2C801&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58788,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2020\/01\/dundalk-storyteller-david-keenan-releases-debut-album-a-beginners-guide-to-bravery-10-january-ahead-of-irish-in-store-appearances-and-ireland-uk-tour\/","url_meta":{"origin":58873,"position":1},"title":"Dundalk Storyteller David Keenan Releases Debut Album &#8216;A Beginner&#8217;s Guide To Bravery&#8217; 10 January Ahead Of Irish In-Store Appearances And Ireland\/UK Tour","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"07\/01\/2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Dundalk singer songwriter and storyteller David Keenan's debut album 'A Beginner's Guide To Bravery' comes out this Friday 10 January through Rubyworks.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Album Reviews&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Album Reviews","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/category\/music\/reviews\/album-reviews\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/David-Keenan.jpg?fit=480%2C480&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":72811,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2021\/12\/vivar-releases-latest-single-hookup-culture\/","url_meta":{"origin":58873,"position":2},"title":"Vivar Releases Latest Single, &#8216;Hookup Culture&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"07\/12\/2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Set for release on December 10, 'Hookup Culture' is the new single for Vivar. 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