With their disorienting debut mixtape ‘Lightning Hit the Trees’, London-based collective PARADE harness the freewheeling energy of their longstanding friendships and eclectic tastes, gliding between free jazz, noise-rap, trip-hop, and more.
Sam Austins’ rise hasn’t been straightforward. A period of houselessness followed his isolated teenage years, while label rejection forced a rethink – hardships that have shaped the contours of his uncompromising avant-pop. Then, ‘Seasons’ went viral – and a new chapter was written.
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