Born: 4 / 11 / 1975
Location: United States
Kaoru Ishibashi (born November 4, 1975), who performs as Kishi Bashi, is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter currently based in Athens, Georgia. He was a founding member of Jupiter One and, for a few years, was a member of the band of Montreal. He embarked on his career as a solo artist in 2011, releasing his debut album 151a at Joyful Noise Recordings in 2012 to immediate fanfare and critical acclaim.
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"Ishibashi ... learnt the definition of 'tits-up' and 'pear-shaped' and made us all fall in love with him over and over."
"'Sonderlust' is overwhelmingly joyous."
Kishi Bashi puts on a show that is not one to be missed.
The singer-songwriter and mulit-instrumentalist will be here in July
"Like everything on Japanese/American multi-instrumentalist Kishi Bashi’s latest album, the spelling of Lighght is definitively precise"
The more slow, downhearted songs focus more on the emotion contained in each lyric, rather than building emotion through the highs and lows of the pocket-sized orchestra exploding through the speakers.