BIO
Los Angeles born and based Kowloon emerged from seemingly nowhere with his 2021 album, ‘Come Over.’ Blending liquid bass-lines, driving drums, vintage synths, guitars and the detached-romanticism of his vocals, his songs quickly gained traction on Spotify and have been featured on ‘New Music Friday Dance’, ‘Fresh Finds’, ‘Fresh Finds: Best of Indie 2021’, and ‘Today’s Indie Rock’ editorial playlists, to name a few. He has also received support from KCRW, NPR, Kitsuné Musique and VI/NYL Japan.
Kowloon plays all of the parts and writes, records and produces surrounded by vintage drum machines, tape decks, racks of compressors and early digital effects units in his new state-of-the-art studio.
His sophomore album is coming this fall.
PRESS
“Beautifully crafted combination of luscious indie/bedroom pop and electronic music…clean and precise production give it an exhilarating and much needed breath of fresh air in these strange times.” - Puddlegum
“A new turn on today’s modern Indie-Pop sound.” - Glasse Factory
"It sounds like Steely Dan being produced by Ariel Pink; it’s sunny, it’s catchy, and vaguely psychedelic." - Surviving the Golden Age
“Bright and glossy indie-pop delight". - Mystic Sons
“It’s impossible to not like Kowloon’s music.” - York Calling
“We can’t get enough.” - This Song is Sick
“Kowloon’s ‘Come Over’ is a perfect reflection of the times” - Electric Sound of Joy
“Prescient lyricism…a cathartic and riveting release of dreamy instrumentation” - Grimy Goods
HIGHLIGHTS
Spotify: 745k monthly listeners (peak)
‘Come Over’: 45 million streams
‘Wake Up’: 7.3 million YouTube views
Spotify Playlist Placements including:
New Music Friday Dance, Fresh Finds, Fresh Finds: Best of Indie 2021, Feel-Good Indie Rock, Today’s Indie Rock, Indie Chillout, Feel-Good Dinner, Happy Hour, Retro Road Trip, Borderless, Rarities.
Curator Playlists including:
KCRW’s Top 30, Kitsuné Musique, Vogue France, Gucci, Soho House, STAUD, Profil de Face, H&M, Starbucks.
Sync: Maspex/Tymbark Polish juice commercials.
Headliner Tour History: Lodge Room, Desert Daze Calendar Invite, Knitting Factory NOHO, Resident, DTLA.
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