Austin has tapped into a timeless power. The New York-based singer-songwriter delivers songs that are dream boards set to buoyant pop melodies, both disarmingly personal and instantly relatable. By writing about the world he wants to experience and then performing with earnest joy, he wills beauty into being––and invites others to do the same. Beautiful moments and life-changing breakthroughs anchor all of Austin’s music, which manages somehow to be both lighthearted and firmly anchored in what truly matters. “I think the power of a song is really in the connection between the person listening and the song itself,” he says. “A song is like a child. Once I write and infuse it with all the love I have, it’s out of my hands. I’ve done all I can do to make it magical.”