Album Of The Week: hemlocke springs 'the apple tree under the sea' (opens in new tab)

Isimeme “Naomi” Udu’s transition into pop escapism reads like a Sword In The Stone-style awakening. Complete, otherworldly artistry was never her plan. While pursuing a master’s in medical informatics at Dartmouth, Udu procrastinated by messing around on Logic. Mid-2022, under the random name-generated moniker hemlocke springs, she haphazardly uploaded projects online and deleted them soon…