Except for that one kid who spends his or her car rides silently contemplating life, everyone has a music taste, whether it be summer-y country music, spit-fire rap, bubblegum pop, or monotone alternative rock.  Here at Off the Record, we think your music taste could use a dose of some quality Indie that you may not have heard before.  Weekly, at least one of our five blog writers — Jamie Ferguson, Lucy Lynch, Emily Massarelli, Mary McAvoy, and Rachel Spang — will share with you a personalized playlist based on their music taste, providing you with a constant variety. On top of that, we will frequently publish other themed playlists to refresh your ever-growing music collection.

We spent the better part of the past month deciding how exactly to present this blog, as many of the ideas in our heads did not work quite as well on paper (really, would any of you actually have taken a post titled The Rebel Pond: Don’t Swim in the Mainstream or Listen Up! seriously?) Starting a blog run by five people seemed a far-fetched idea at first, as we all differ in our music tastes and interests; however, we believe that the variety of posts will add diversity to the blog.

And for the record (Pun!), listening to the music on this blog does not make you a “hipster” — our goal is not to condemn your music taste, but rather to expand your mind.

So don some non-prescription glasses, grow an artsy beard, and tune in to our weekly playlists while sipping your Starbucks. Or if you decide to be an individual and explore your own music preferences then you’re smart, we like you.

Are you ready to go Off the Record?