NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: Kid Bloom, born Lennon Kloser, is making a singular brand of alternative pop with touchstones ranging from David Bowie to Steve Lacy, Tame Impala, The Weeknd and Hall & Oates. After working with the likes of Maroon 5, H.E.R. and The Neighbourhood’s Jesse Rutherford, the singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist dropped a series of independent releases—including his 2016 debut EP, A Different State of Mind—before making waves with his acclaimed 2020 EP, Blood Sugar, and 2022’s LP, Highway. Now, he’s gearing up for the release of his 2024 LP, Inner Light, with “Dead Butterflies”—due 11/16—serving as the project’s first single.
ALBUM: Inner Light
RELEASE DATE: 1/26
SINGLE: "Dead Butterflies"
LIVE: Heading out on U.S. tour; summer festivals TBA
INTERNET: 55m+ streams in the past 12 months; 1.2m+ monthly Spotify listeners; added to playlists like New Music Friday, Indie Pop, Soda, New Pop Picks, Dopamine, Pop Rising, more
PRESS: Spin, Alt Press, MXDWN, Paper, more
BOOKING: Jules Urbanki & James Gosnell III/IAG
PUBLISHING: Music by Kid Bloom Publishing/Position Music (BMI)
MANAGEMENT: Summer Wiebe/Cycle of 5ths