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BLACKSTARKIDS
Origin Kansas City, Missouri
Genres
Years active2019–present
Labels
Members
  • Ty Faizon
  • Deiondre
  • TheBabeGabe

Blackstarkids, sometimes stylised as BLACKSTARKIDS, is an American hip-hop/indie rock/pop band from Kansas City, Missouri. The band consists of The Babe Gabe, TyFaizon, and Deiondre. They blend the music styles of hip-hop, indie rock and pop. They have been described as "1990s nostalgia reinterpreted for a new generation." [1]

History

The group grew up in Raytown, a suburb just outside Kansas City where they all attended high school. Their members met when they were about 15-16 years old. TyFaizon had been working separately with The Babe Gabe and Deiondre on different projects, then subsequently brought the three together to form the Blackstarkids in January 2019. [2]

The roles of the members are fluid, but TyFaizon and The Babe Gabe are the main songwriters with Deiondre acting as producer. [3] They create their works by deciding on an album name and tracklist using a "visual concept", [4] then write the songs to fit the concept. Often using existing songs as references to inspire their songs, such as the riff to Green Day's " Basket Case" leading to their riff-based song "Frankie Muniz". [3]

They formed their own label, Bedroom Records, and released their debut mix-tape Let's Play Sports in 2019 and their follow-up SURF in 2020. They signed to Matty Healy of The 1975's label Dirty Hit in April 2020, [3] shortly after he highlighted their track "Sounds Like Fun" as one of his new discoveries on Instagram. [5] [4] Their first mix-tape for Dirty Hit Whatever, Man was released in late 2020 and featured a cameo from Matty Healy and label mates beabadoobee on the track "Friendship". [6] The album featured the track "Frankie Muniz" which gained praise on Twitter from the actor with the same name. [7] They released their album Puppies Forever in October 2021. Although it is their fourth release, the group considers it their proper debut album. [8] The album was preceded by three singles, "Juno", "Fight Club," and "All Cops Are Bastards", which demonstrated anger at systemic racism and police brutality. [1]

Due to COVID-19, live performances have been limited to a handful of shows, including appearing at Chicago's Riot Fest alongside Devo, Ice-T and The Flaming Lips in September 2021. They will tour with label mates Glass Animals and beabadoobee in fall 2021. [9]

Influences

The group's influences are wide-ranging and include indie rock groups such as Weezer, Nirvana, and The Smashing Pumpkins; hip hop acts such as A Tribe Called Quest, Tyler the Creator, Odd Future; and other acts such as Prince, Mac DeMarco and Toro Y Moi. [10] They also incorporate influences from 2000s pop culture such as Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, and iCarly amongst others. [9]

Discography

Studio Albums

  • Puppies Forever (Dirty Hit, 2021)

Mixtapes

  • Let's Play Sports (Bedroom Records, 2019)
  • SURF (Bedroom Records, 2020)
  • Whatever, Man (Dirty Hit, 2020)
  • CYBERKISS* (Dirty Hit, 2022)

Tours

As an Opening Band

References

  1. ^ a b "BLACKSTARKIDS Say "All Cops Are Bastards*" on Explosive New Single". Onestowatch.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ "2020 Must Know - Blackstarkids". CoupdeMainMagazine.com. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c "BLACKSTARKIDS'S FUTURE-FACING NOSTALGIA IS A LIVING MOOD BOARD". MTV. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b "BLACKSTARKIDS: triumphant coming-of-age anthems from Dirty Hit signeespublisher=NME". NME. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Twitter". Twitter.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Listen: BLACKSTARKIDS' new album 'Whatever, Man' feat. cameos from Matty Healy & Beabadoobee". CoupdeMainMagazine.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ^ "BLACKSTARKIDS Release album Whatever, Man via Dirty Hit". Volatileweekly.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Interview:Blackstarkids "We've established ourselves as being whatever the fuck we want to be"". DIYMag. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Ice T and Body Count, Devo, Flaming Lips, K.Flay and Blackstarkids close out Riot Fest". Forbes. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Get to Know…Blackstarkids". DIYMag.com. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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