Kipp Boucher

city: Brighton
country: UK
genre: Alternative
styles: Singer-Songwriter, Soft Rock, Art Pop, Chamber Pop

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credits: Stef Martin

on hashbrandnew.com since July 20, 2023

ABOUT THIS ARTIST

"I'm the sheriff of Chickentown / I don't believe some joie de vivre will ever bring me down"

Born and raised in Brighton, Kipp Boucher's arresting brand of orchestral soft-rock is a cognizant nod to supposedly simpler times. Inspired by the likes of Scott Walker, Margo Guryan and Harry Nilsson, the London-based crooner peels back the curtain on a bygone era viewed so often through rose-tinted glasses; drawing parallels to lament the social condition of the modern day.

Taking lyrical cues from idols such as Randy Newman and Dory Previn, the facetious musings of a young man listless in the face of today's ideological sprawl are juxtaposed with gorgeous string arrangements which tie the old to the new, in a way not too dissimilar to contemporaries including Weyes Blood and Father John Misty.

Kipp's new EP Joy of Life, out this summer via Hideous Mink, is a five track whistle-stop tour of the manic, the shiftless, the sardonic, the desperate and the hopeful feelings that plague most minds - but it is also an exercise in appreciating the madness; with a swing of the hips and a tongue in the cheek.

Source [Spotify]