Addison Moore

On Thursday night, students filled all three floors of Jack Magee’s Pub in anticipation of Daisy World’s entrance. Shortly, Daisy World entered the stage, sitting on the chairs in front of the pulsing crowd.

Daisy World is a musical project based in Los Angeles and composed of Daisy Hamel-Buffa and her producer, Natalia Green. Last semester, Daisy World came to Bowdoin as a feature of the Pub’s February concert series. This year, Hamel-Buffa returns as the opening act of the Pub’s fall concert series.

“We’re going to be playing, and I’m sorry if you know my music. I kind of came here assuming none of you would know my music, but we are going to be playing mostly unreleased music,” Hamel-Buffa said to the crowd.

Hamel-Buffa introduced her audience to her set, composed of unreleased love songs, the genre she is seeking for her next album.

“This first song is called ‘Lucky Six’ … a lot of these songs are about how I am annoyed, or how my boyfriend annoys me, things like this,” Hamel-Buffa said.

Having appeared on Steve Lacy’s Grammy-nominated studio album, Apollo XXI, Hamel-Buffa has also been featured on Tyler the Creator’s “Rise!,” a song from his Grammy-winning album, “Call Me If You Get Lost.” Hamel-Buffa’s creativity, however, is not merely limited to her work as a musician. She has found similar callings in the world of fashion design, creating jewelry and hand-painted garments worn by artists like Benny Blanco and Addison Rae.

“If you want to sit, sit in the front. If you want to stand, stand in the back. Sometimes you wear an outfit where it’s like, you wore this to be ready to be standing,” Hamel-Buffa said as she looked out over the crowd.

Prior to her introduction, the Pub steadily filled, students slowly entering and finding their friends amid the crowded booths and floor. The audience was composed of all classes, groups slowly forming as they waited for the music to begin.

“I think that concerts are just such a great way of relaxing everybody in the situation and getting comfortable with interacting with people that you might not see the rest of the time while you’re on campus,” audience member Maddie Winslett ’30 said.

Some found the concert to be a good way to spend time while socializing with friends amid a busy first week.

“I thought this would be a fun thing to do. I didn’t have much to do today, and I don’t have classes tomorrow,” audience member Marc Zambrano ’30 said.

Audience member Benjamin DeSorbo ’30 noted the convenience of the Pub fall concert series, especially for students who are unable to travel off campus for concerts.

“I think it’s just a great way to go hang out with friends,” he said. “Having [the artists] travel all the way down to Bowdoin for a concert, [and] to have them be on campus is just an amazing opportunity.”