‘Pop Shit’ by Saint Christopher | New Album, ‘Pop Shit’
Today, Saint Christopher — the project of Los Angeles musician Christopher Kalil (formerly of Arms Akimbo) — shares ‘Pop Shit’, the newest single off his debut LP, ‘Pop Shit’, due October 14, 2022.
He will also be releasing more music over the coming months, ahead of the album’s release. Speaking about his new single — on which he discusses the challenges of being involved with such a fickle, yet intense industry — Chris wrote:
“Whose dream is this? When I first started writing music, it was to survive. I was in pain and I didn’t know how to talk about it – but I knew how to write music about it. If I could write music about it then I could handle it. As I got older, it stopped being about expression and started becoming about progression. Business people get involved, tell you what you “should” do to make money and get attention. What you “have to” do in order to be legitimate. So, this song is me saying “thank you” to music for all it’s given me & “fuck you” to business for all its taken. I don’t need the version of success that is being offered. There’s more accessible art in the world now then there has ever been by an immense margin but does anyone really feel any better? Does anyone feel like it’s working? We are allowed to demand more and strive to be more. Or maybe it’s all pop shit and I’m part of the problem…”.
Saint Christopher is the musical persona of Los Angeles-based artist Christopher Kalil. The former frontman of indie-rock band Arms Akimbo, Kalil has since turned his attention to a new sound rooted in a unique blend of pop, emo, folk, and soul. Mixing tongue-in-cheek religious iconography with commentary on modern culture and artistry, Saint Christopher has created a singular visual and sonic atmosphere that is both avant-garde and familiar.
Thanks to some uniquely unfortunate timing, Saint Christopher launched directly into a worldwide pandemic and shutdown, and during that time he got to work — releasing a trilogy of mixtapes titled, Always Feel The Same, I Learned To Kill My Brother, and When Heaven Calls I Won’t Be Home. These mixtapes gathered over 650,000 streams and listeners across the world.
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