XIXIX

Born out of quarantine boredom, XIXIX is the solo project of Philadelphia based multi-instrumentalist/producer Will Brown. Pulling influences from the synthesizers of LCD Soundsystem and The Cure to the screaming guitars of Neil Young and Built to Spill, XIXIX best serves an intentional listener who can
separate intrapersonal lyricism from a highly approachable soundscape.

Brown’s effortless genre-blending style is credited to the way he’s been able to chameleon himself into an amalgam of different bands and collaborations across his career. His debut record featured credits from Grammy Award winning engineer/producer Nicolas Vernhes (War on
Drugs, Animal Collective).

As a producer and session musician, Brown has collaborated on multiple instruments with a number of artists including Caiola, Tucked In, and Mad Is Mad, playing indie folk to heavy metal and everything in between.

His debut album set the stage for an ethereal synth pop experience, only to be juxtaposed by a raw and aggressive live show driven by Brown’s guitar playing and affinity for punk and hardcore. With nothing left to the imagination besides how to pronounce the name, there’s no sense that Brown is playing a part when he brings himself onstage.