NH Sounds: Phony Ppl

Madison Square

February 25, 2016

Phony Ppl either crash-landed from the past or the future: neither fans nor critics can decide. Since throwing warehouse shows in New York in 2011, Phony Ppl has tossed together vintage astral funk, colorful world music, and dusted-out hip-hop unlike anything else out there. Co-founded by writer/arrangers Elbee Thrie and Aja Grant, the band flipped D.I.Y recordings into self-released hits like “I Wish I Was A Chair” and “End of the Night,”while also touring with like-minded experimental elders Theophilus London, Erykah Badu and The Roots. Their latest effort, 2015’s “Yesterday’s Tomorrow” gained rotation on BBC1 and Odd Future Radio, and the L.A. Times applauded it’s “meteoric rise” via social media, peaking at #6 on iTunes. The band will be on the road with the record throughout the year, so members made sure to catch them here first.

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