Kississippi
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| Birth name | Zoe Allaire Reynolds |
| Also known as | Kissy |
| Born | April 24, 1995 Philadelphia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
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| Website | kississippiband |
Kississippi is the solo pop and indie folk project of Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter Zoe Allaire Reynolds.[1]
History
Zoe Reynolds recorded her first acoustic demos — which later became the 2014 EP “I Can Feel You In My Hair Still” — in her mom’s laundry room, and the EP’s online release received early attention from music publications.
Together with guitarist Colin Kupson, Reynolds wrote and recorded her second EP, 2015’s “We Have No Future, We’re All Doomed,” with Jake Ewald (Modern Baseball, Slaughter Beach, Dog).[2] The album, released on Soft Speak Records, was named after a friend’s yearbook message, and ultimately became a memorial line after their passing.[3] “We Have No Future” ushered in a dark, dream-pop that countered but didn’t overwhelm the act’s folk roots, and highlighted the impending sense of doom adolescents face at the cusp of adulthood.
After parting ways with Kupson post-tour, Reynolds emerged once again as a solo artist occupied with self-love and healing. The result of these occupations was “Sunset Blush,”[4] named after a boxed wine she and her friends drank and their subsequent long, late-night conversations. She recorded the album with friend Kyle Pulley (Thin Lips), who acted as a collaborator, at Headroom Studios in Philadelphia. After the album was picked up by SideOneDummy, a label that later downsized, Reynolds chose to self-release it on a vanity label she named Bug Crusher Records to stay true to the original April 2018 release date.
On October 8, 2020, Reynolds announced her signing to Triple Crown Records, alongside a new single called "Around Your Room".
Discography
EPs
- I Can Feel You In My Hair Still (2014)
- We Have No Future, We're All Doomed - Soft Speak Records (2015)
Full Length Albums
- Sunset Blush - Alcopop! Records (UK) / Bug Crusher Records (US)
References
- ^ Leppo, Skye. "App'ing into bands; how Kississippi part I met Kississippi part II". WXPN. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Sacher, Andrew. "Philly band Kississippi releasing 'We Have No Future, We're All Doomed' (stream it)". BrooklynVegan.
- ^ Rettig, James. "Band To Watch: Kississippi". Stereogum.
- ^ Lu, Leah. "Kississippi's Dreamy Emo Debut 'Sunset Blush' Is Easy To Love". Uproxx.