KidBowery

New York, NY, USA

With sly hooks, a shiv-sharp wit, and nods to psych and indie pop, Kid Bowery weaves trad folk phenomena of concern into a novel sonic tapestry he half-jokingly calls "sleaze-folk". “It’s just folk music, but with a very messy personality,” says the East Village songwriter. Perhaps it’s his fearless approach to sound and delivery that makes you want to dance and think at the same time (for evidence of that, check the title track off his 2021 Colony Collapse ep). In live settings the artist has been known to command a mix of electronic tools and tone palettes, relying on detuned and distorted guitars, arpeggiated Moog and Vox organ loops, and an array of backbeats and 4/4 stomps (supplied by an Australian device called a Wazinator) to conjure grooves that are sometimes propulsive and sometimes placid, but always captivating.