Buppy. is the brainchild of Utah native Ed Kingston—a project born from a childhood nickname—now a 22-year-old artist documenting human connection in real time, writing songs out of the people, places, and moments he encounters while backpacking the world. Shaped by his roots in a small ski town just outside of Salt Lake City, he developed his sound watching an eclectic mix of artists perform at Kilby Court. After breaking through with <a href="spotify:track:1dcblDrwcOhcOUUY8MDmm5" data-name="Open My Letter">Open My Letter</a>, he had another hit soon after with <a href="spotify:album:3UUTllAEJxAfUSmRiQ4fD8" data-name="Cold Nights in Hollywood">Cold Nights in Hollywood</a>. The release of <a href="spotify:album:0XnxJHLlceYWMWNRWjzd2H" data-name="comfort, texas">comfort, texas</a> took him to new heights, earning praise from Zane Lowe, who called him “a superstar in the making.” He’s shared the stage with artists like <a href="spotify:artist:1WaFQSHVGZQJTbf0BdxdNo" data-name="Tommy Richman">Tommy Richman</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2Yhge9MsE7qKcV0eWsuuHM" data-name="Healy">Healy</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:3mMogqf2JyBUQZxFZlC79w" data-name="Arden Jones">Arden Jones</a>, and toured with <a href="spotify:artist:0lidIulPhPCS2cN4qDatt7" data-name="Schur">Schur</a> in 2026. His latest release, <a href="spotify:album:417e27XDS760Dpxq8qVu3u" data-name="wilson demos">wilson demos</a>, is a stripped-back acoustic project about love and coming of age. Intimate and unfiltered, it reflects the direction he’s moving in: music that prioritizes feeling over perfection, and connection above all else.