House DJ and owner of Washington DC’s U Street Music Hall Will Eastman is gearing up for the release of his upcoming album, Hilo. If the album is half as inspired as its first single, Froggie, we can expect big things from the rest of the tracks. Hilo is a reflection of Eastman’s intense emotional journey after discovering he was adopted: the album traces the formation of identity, and Froggie features prominently in this narrative. It is difficult to convey a message without words, but with Froggie Eastman succeeds in making listeners feel peculiar and uncertain. It is a testament to the fluidity of our own identities, with an almost intrusive beat that consumes the listener’s disposition. Eastman asks permission to take the listener on a ride, an emotional journey that he’s constructed through his album. Froggie is the first stop on this adventure – and quite an enjoyable one at that. It grabs you and holds on tight through its powerful repetition and musical depth. The origin of the song’s name is in the bible, referring to the raining of frogs as one of the Egyptian plagues. The song is strange—but that’s kind of the point: it asks you to accept its absurdity, open up to the unknown and it enjoy it. Hilo is an experience you should definitely look out for, and listen to Froggie and other of Will's hits below.