BUsTY AND THE BASS - KARNEVAL [EP] - ARTS & CRAFTS

With their seamless blend of soulful vocals, jazz-funk instrumentals, and signature brass and synths, Busty and the Bass is ushering in a new era of genre-defying sound. The Canadian-American collective has released two full length albums, both produced by GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Neal Pogue (Doja Cat, Anderson Paak, Tyler the Creator), and collaborated with legends like George Clinton, Macy Gray, and Earth, Wind, & Fire's bassist Verdine White. For KARNEVAL, the group connected with Philadelphia rapper and spoken word artists STS. STS was discovered by DJ Jazzy Jeff, co-wrote Ciara's hit “Oh” and signed a deal with Def Jam before a near-fatal car accident put his career on pause. Over the years, STS rebuilt his career collaborating with a diverse range of artists such as Joywave, The Roots, RJD2, Agoria, and many more.

Previous collaborations with George Clinton, Macy Gray - Recent coverage from Complex, Billboard, KCRW, AV Club, Exclaim - "Airplanes" charting top 5 at Canadian national radio - May/June tour dates in LA, NY, SF - 50 million streams worldwide With their seamless blend of soulful vocals, jazz-funk instrumentals, and signature brass and synths, Busty and the Bass is ushering in a new era of genre-defying sound. The Canadian-American collective has released two full length albums, both produced by GRAMMY Award-winning producer Neal Pogue (Doja Cat, Anderson Paak), and collaborated with legends like George Clinton, Macy Gray, and Earth, Wind, & Fire's bassist Verdine White. For KARNEVAL EP, the group connected with Philadelphia rapper and spoken word artists STS. STS was discovered by DJ Jazzy Jeff, co-wrote Ciara's hit “Oh”, and signed a deal with Def Jam before a near-fatal car accident put his career on pause.

Over the years since, STS rebuilt his career collaborating with a diverse range of artists such as Joywave, The Roots, RJD2, Agoria, and many more. KARNEVAL EP is a collection of soulful late night hip-hop centering around the theme of a forgotten fairground, evoking memories of relationships, desire, and nostalgia. The EP ebbs and flows as it explores different and contrasting sonic bounds - from sultry smooth ballads (featuring the jaw-dropping falsetto of Jordan Brown) to bouncy funk/disco with nods to Prince and Parliament - all connected through a shared feeling of frustrations with love, sexual temptation, and an impatience for those feelings to transpire. As a bonus, the release also includes "Airplanes", a collaboration between Busty and the Bass and rapper Cadence Weapon.