Under the radar but rising musician David Safran

Under the radar but rising musician David Safran
Under the radar but rising musician David Safran

Under the radar but rising musician David Safran

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Before David Safran was asked to lend his vocals to an Argentinian Adidas campaign, he was a relatively obscure songwriter in Chicago writing songs he describes as “hysterical realism,” after the style of writing attributed to novelist David Foster Wallace. He’s still somewhat under the radar, but his forthcoming album Delicate Parts could change that. Safran stops by for a performance and chat. Photo: Courtesy of David Safran