Steven Hernandez

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• Los Angeles,
• CA
• US

Feature: The New LoFi

Let’s Make Out is a project from L.A. based producer/performer, Steven Hernandez...

Feature 1: Brown Noise Blog

Sure, Hernandez's emphasis on super laid-back, sample-based jazz-hop is great for laying down a P.Y.T to, but if you take a closer look at the lyrics, you'll see that there's some darkness hiding behind the hazy surface.

Feature 2: The Brown Noise Blog

. Let's Make Out's music kind of reminds me of a sitcom. His beats, which are heavily based around familiar samples from movies or old songs, feel new yet familiar, like the A or B plots of a classic show like Cheers or Seinfeld. They crackle with life, inviting the listener in, like a favorite pair of slippers that have molded to your feet.

Feature: The New LoFi

There is something nice about how Hernandez embraces a lo-fi sound but with a sharp wit and a lot of cultural reference. From a sampled Office Space quote to a Game of Thrones shout out...

Feature: Wroundsound

Using the alias Let’s Make Out, Steven takes his time throwing raps over well sampled beats that might give you a slight sense of nostalgia...

Feature 3: Let's Make Out

In fact, Make Out Music Vol 1. is Let's Make Out's best album yet, characterized by great experimental tracks like "Sitcom Love", in which Hernandez compares the episodic structure of a show like Friends with the frustrating nature of modern romance. It's one of the most imporant tracks in Hernandez's overall discography...