Musical style and influences
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With a creative process rooted in collaborative experimentation, Chiiild's work has been universally described as "genre-bending."[3] [4] Various styles the band has drawn from include soul ,[2] R&B ,[5] psychedelia ,[6] jazz ,[7] indie ,[8] and pop .[9] The band have dubbed this wide-ranging textural sound as “synthetic soul”.
The band has cited D'Angelo , Tame Impala , Pink Floyd , Marvin Gaye , The Notorious B.I.G. , Brandy , Wu-Tang Clan , Fleetwood Mac and Moby as influences.[1] [10]
Band members
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Discography
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Studio albums
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Extended plays
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As lead artist
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As featured artist
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Promotional singles
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Guest appearances
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Headline Tour
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Apocalyptic Optimistic Tour (2021)
Opening act
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The Boundless Tour (2022) (supporting Leon Bridges)
A Very Emotional Tour[21] (2019) (supporting Emotional Oranges )
Awards and nominations
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References
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^ a b c "Avant Garden - Artist Roster: Chiiild" . Avant Garden Records . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ a b Leijon, Erik. "Chiiild Is Montreal's Most Soulful Secret" . COMPLEX Canada . Complex Networks . Retrieved May 13, 2020 .
^ Granadoson, Vidal N. "Chiiild Blends Genres to Create Psychedelically Soulful R&B" . Quip Magazine . Retrieved October 7, 2019 .
^ Dale, Evan. "Montreal's Chiiild Invent Own Sound Aptly Described with Debut, Synthetic Soul " . RNGLDR Magazine . Retrieved March 6, 2020 .
^ Holdsworth, Bryony. "Chiiild deliver introspective, left-of-field R&B with their debut 'Count Me Out' " . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Madden, Sidney. "Heat Check" . All Songs Considered . NPR . Retrieved November 18, 2019 .
^ Shah, Deep. "Chiiild - Count Me Out" . COLORSxSTUDIOS . COLORS Media. Retrieved July 31, 2019 .
^ Ayal, Yonatan (October 3, 2019). "Chiiild's Synthetic Soul Sound Takes Inspiration From Many Genres" . Vocalo Radio (Interview). Interviewed by Sandra Treviño. Audio produced by Fyodor Sakhnovski. Chicago: WBEW .
^ Moore, Jacob. "Best New Artists of the Month (September 2019)" . Pigeons & Planes . Complex Networks . Retrieved September 24, 2019 .
^ Burkhart, David Dean (22 January 2020). "New Noise: Chiiild" . Wonderland Magazine . Visual Talent Ltd. Retrieved January 22, 2020 .
^ Renaud, Philippe (30 January 2020). "Pierre-Luc Rioux: Get In Line!" . SOCAN Words and Music . SOCAN . Retrieved January 30, 2020 .
^ Eastmond, Jasmyne. "Emotional Oranges and Chiiild take on Westward Music Festival with Lust, Love and Groovy Tunes" . The Ubyssey . AMS . Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
^ Leijon, Erik. "25 Canadian Artists to Watch Out For in 2021" . COMPLEX Canada . Complex Networks . Retrieved January 19, 2021 .
^ "Synthetic Soul by Chiiild on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved February 28, 2020 .
^ a b "Chiiild Discography" . AllMusic . RhythmOne . Retrieved May 14, 2020 .
^ Rossignol, Derrick (28 April 2021). "Chiiild Deals With Unexpected Misunderstandings On The Smooth Single 'Gone' " . Uproxx . Warner Music Group . Retrieved April 28, 2021 .
^ Droke, Carolyn (2 June 2021). "Chiiild's Groove-Driven Single 'Eventually' Is Optimistic About Love" . Uproxx . Warner Music Group . Retrieved June 2, 2021 .
^ " 'Bonafide' (with Chiiild) by Emotional Oranges on TIDAL" . TIDAL . Aspiro AB . Retrieved January 13, 2021 .
^ "Careless (feat. Chiiild) by Daley on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved July 14, 2017 .
^ "South Beach (feat. Chiiild) by Tayla Parx on Apple Music" . Apple Music . Apple Inc. Retrieved April 9, 2018 .
^ Arunarsirakul, Alissa. "Chiiild Will Surely Bring You "Back To Life" With Their Psychedelic Soul Righteousness" . Ones to Watch . Live Nation . Retrieved September 12, 2019 .
^ "2020 We The Beat Awards" . We The Beat . Retrieved December 15, 2020 .
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