Superfan (us) + Gabriel Kröger + Asara

Gabriel Kröger at Le Chinois

\*Superfan (US)

Superfan is the songwriting and composition project of Kali Priya Flanagan, a multi-instrumentalist and producer based in Brooklyn. Initially conceived as a solo project, Superfan gradually distinguished itself through its ambitious string arrangements, developed in collaboration with cellist Omeed Almassi, which have become the signature of its noisy and magnetic pop.

Having recently signed with London label AD 93 (Joanne Robertson), YHWH, Nailgun, Dagmar Zuniga), Superfan has recently unveiled three singles – « Miss W Jones  », « Apeiron (Fantasy Football)  », and « Picture Of Return  » - which mark the birth of what Kali calls the « Acousticello  ». Buoyed by newfound stability and a vision freed from all constraint, Kali trades literalism for a fragmented, impressionistic lyricism, transforming sentimental ballads into narratives threaded with enigmatic images and a literary sensitivity that testify to renewed confidence both in her pen and in her voice.

Among her main influences, Kali cites albums such as Ryuichi Sakamoto's 1996, The Sea and Cake's Parasol, Cat Power's The Greatest, Low's Trust or, further still, Sigur Rós's Hvarf/Heim, as well as the vocal styles of Elizabeth Fraser, Beth Gibbons, Rufus Wainwright and Harriet Wheeler (The Sundays). Her distinctive guitar tone, melancholic voice and gift for devising particularly striking live arrangements have led her to collaborate on songwriting, production, covers and stage performances alongside artists such as Operelly, Jordan Patterson and Quiet Light.

Personally invited by Julian Casablancas, an admirer of the project, Superfan notably supported The Strokes at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The group has also shared the bill with Quiet Light, Knifeplay, Kath Bloom, Horsegirl, Userband, Samba Jean-Baptiste, Zoh Amba, PARKiNG, Brittle Brian, Tiberius B, Autobahn, unti