Vancouver singer-songwriter Ekkstacy set the tone as the opening act on Saturday, June 6, 2024 at the Born & Raised music festival in Montebello Park in St. Catharines, Ontario.
Photographer Kevin Metcalfe was there to cover the set for SWOMP. Check out Kevin’s photos, below:
Vancouver’s burgeoning star Ekkstacy released his highly anticipated self-titled album earlier this year via UnitedMasters.
His second album includes each of the previously-released singles including standout track “bella,” “i can’t find anyone,” “goo lagoon,” and lead single “problems” featuring Trippie Redd.
Ekkstacy finds the artist concocting a timeless blend of sounds that exist in the crevices between subgenres like shoegaze, post-punk, and surf rock.
Synonymous to his electric live show Ekkstacy, the album propels forward at a breakneck pace with fleeting moments of tenderness that offer glimpses of the intimacy that coexists in his songwriting alongside the chaos.
Ekkstacy is the most dynamic version of the raw and frantic sound he first emerged onto the scene with on widely-celebrated debut NEGATIVE.
The breakout single from that debut project “i walk this earth all by myself” was recently RIAA certified Gold and now totals over 200M streams across platforms.
Recorded with frequent collaborators Mangetsu and Apob between long stints on tour and festival plays over the course of the last two years, it’s an autobiographical reflection on his life as a musician and the highs and lows of the solitude that comes with creating music and touring.
He’s continued to hone that sound alongside Chris Coady (Beach House, Future Islands, The Drums, etc), who mixed his new self-titled LP and his previous album Misery.
Ekkstacy is set to tour later this year in support of Blink 182.
Learn more on his official website https://ekkstacy.online/.