A Los Angeles Musician’s Shed-Roofed Home Gets a Pitch-Perfect Renovation

Drew Straus calls on Laun Studio to update his 1930s house with a copper roof, cobalt-blue finishes, and a sunny music studio.
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Indie musician Drew Straus, who performs under the name Onsen, will be the first to tell you that his early records were "brooding and moody." But if his debut album, filled with electronic vibrations and atmospheric percussion, makes you want to pull down the shades and sink into bed, his latest release, Keeper, which came out last year, strikes a different chord. Its dreamy synth-pop beats beg you to throw open the windows and dance in the sunlight.

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Jessica Dailey
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Jessica Dailey is a Brooklyn-based editor, writer, and content strategist interested in where and how people live. www.jessicadailey.me

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