Kodak Kid Turned Indie Funk into a Euphorically Melancholic Anthem with his Latest Single, ‘Junk’, featuring Boo Kickz

With Kodak Kid’s indie-funked grooves and the collaborative energy from Boo Kickz, Junk stylises funk in a way few would scarcely imagine possible. Inside its indietronic rhythms, Kodak Kid nailed down mainstream magnetism comparable to Lola Young and White Lies, yet managed to spill just enough sticky-sweet indie pop nectar into the production to remain firmly in an authentic league of its own. Far from being another superficial feel-good addition to indie landfill, Junk takes lament and spins it into beats that pump serotonin directly into your veins, all while inviting you to reflect on the bitterness casually dished out by the world. It’s less ‘dance while the world burns’ and more ‘groove as your dreams fracture into cosmic dust’. Picture this: an indie disco DJ syncing with the collective yearning on the dancefloor, playing Junk’s organic instrumentation intertwined with nostalgic synth motifs; a disco ball spinning above, scattering shimmering fractals of solace onto every melancholic soul present. Throughout his soon-to-be-intensely-accoladed career, Kodak Kid, the brainchild of Luke Benjamin, has fused elements from No Wave, jazz, hip-hop, dub, and dream pop to orchestrate vibrant soundscapes steeped in introspection. With production support from Dilip Harris (King Krule) and bass work from […]

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