Polaris-nominated, multi-disciplinary artist Kimmortal is excited to release their new EP, sunniest of days, digitally and on limited edition vinyl via Odd Doll Records. To celebrate the release Kimmortal has released a new video for “I Just Wanna Know” which was directed and edited by Steve Roste.
With support from acclaimed artists Shad, Super Duty Tough Work, Nimkish and Junia-T, the queer Filipinx artist put together a body of songs that are reflections on “how weird it is to be human – to exist, love, and create art during a time of global crisis,” Kimmortal shares about the EP’s creation.
“I had a lot of fun producing two of these songs (‘I Just Wanna Know’ and ‘Bones’) alongside my friend and drummer Miles Wong. I was awakened to the talents of my long-time bandmates who really shaped the song ‘I Just Wanna Know,’ which I chose to be the lead single – that’s keys by Matt Yang, horns by Feven Kidane, and arrangement by me and Miles. Melancholy peeks through the beats of jazzy hip-hop. I wanted to sing more and make music that reminded me of my earliest inspirations around the era of Common’s ‘Be’ and Jill Scott. Expect soulful harmonies, piano swells, and reflective lyricism, especially in the closing song ‘Bones’ dedicated to my friend who passed during the early pandemic, and even a skit that I wrote and recorded with Brendan of SDTW via IG DMs. This album is me processing personal and collective grief, and I couldn’t have done it without my friends.”
Hailing from Vancouver, Kimmortal is a multi-hyphenate artist and musician. Born to a portraiture artist from Negros Occidental, Philippines and a fiery 4″11 single mother from Pangasinan, Kimmortal was born in Surrey, British Columbia as a settler on the unceded traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. Combining their passion for hip-hop, visual art, theatre, spoken word, ancestral wisdom, and liberation, Kimmortal strives to build worlds that make queer and diasporic weird kids feel like they belong.
