iogi

Over the course of the last decade, recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer iogi has established himself as a musical Swiss army knife. As a bassist, guitarist, violinist, and drummer he has recorded extensively and toured widely in Europe and North America. In 2018, iogi signed with Raw Tapes Records, founded by <a href="spotify:artist:1N5ZTU16lJJL9hbPAMvGnk" data-name="Rejoicer">Rejoicer</a> (Stones Throw).

Iogi’s third album <a href="spotify:album:1uDDbmX7KX1WIoSDMMAoRw" data-name="we can be friends">we can be friends</a> is a lush collection of chamber-pop songs with a generous and easygoing spirit—a result of Iogi’s ability to make music that radiates with empathy and thoughtfulness. The album follows his indelible 2018 debut <a href="spotify:album:6PLSSq6AD1C96xzLMG49Wo" data-name="the ceiling">the ceiling</a> and 2021’s dreamy <a href="spotify:album:1JkKG9yyfzYJfzUNOCsZic" data-name="everything&#39;s worth it">everything&#39;s worth it</a>, and it’s the culmination of an impressive career that’s already included over 18 million Spotify streams. There’s an inherent playfulness in his songwriting—reminiscent of <a href="spotify:artist:3RTzAwFprBqiskp550eSJX" data-name="Harry Nilsson">Harry Nilsson</a>’s seemingly effortless songwriting and <a href="spotify:artist:6P7H3ai06vU1sGvdpBwDmE" data-name="Steely Dan">Steely Dan</a>’s smooth elegance, as well as psych-pop contemporaries like <a href="spotify:artist:0Un1afF0WG8Eh94e1NqOEd" data-name="Peel Dream Magazine">Peel Dream Magazine</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1LeVJ5GPeYDOVUjxx1y7Rp" data-name="Unknown Mortal Orchestra">Unknown Mortal Orchestra</a>.

Almost entirely self-produced, the album is a refreshingly funky, introspective, and transportive blend of dream pop and indie rock that shares a kinship with the music of <a href="spotify:artist:2gzxBoK71ohENPlxlshHV7" data-name="Jerry Paper">Jerry Paper</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:5J81VungUjSVHxlPpTI9KG" data-name="Mild High Club">Mild High Club</a>, and <a href="spotify:artist:41SQP16hv1TioVYqdckmxT" data-name="Real Estate">Real Estate</a> and affirms iogi’s status as a forward-thinking 21st-century auteur expanding on the traditions of icons like <a href="spotify:artist:4STHEaNw4mPZ2tzheohgXB" data-name="Paul McCartney">Paul McCartney</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:4Q82S0VzF8qlCb4PnSDurj" data-name="Brian Wilson">Brian Wilson</a>.