Kiran Kai

**Kiran Kai** is a Philadelphia-based artist and musician known for their genre-blurring, DIY approach to music that mixes lo-fi indie rock, psychedelic pop, and experimental electronic textures. A key figure in the city’s vibrant underground scene, Kai’s work often feels like a collage of raw emotion and surreal storytelling, with tracks like “Bird Seed / What Holds The Ground Up” and “Libra Fever” showcasing their knack for pairing off-kilter melodies with introspective, poetic lyrics. They’ve been involved in collaborative projects like Empath and has ties to bands such as Gladie, reflecting their love for community-driven creativity. Whether crafting bedroom-pop nuggets (“Shower”) or weaving abstract soundscapes (“ultradiction”), Kai’s music feels intimate yet unpredictable—like flipping through a diary written in dream logic.

Genres

Experimental

Indie Pop

Indie Rock

Art Rock

Lo-fi

Bedroom Pop

Experimental Pop

Psychedelic Pop

Experimental Electronic

Related Artists

Max Richter

Ólafur Arnalds

Thomas Newman

Nils Frahm

Jon Hopkins

Jessica Pratt

Mica Levi

Sarah Jaffe

Latest Release

Shower

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Duval Timothy

Single - Released February 7, 2025