KiLLOWEN - Pick Your Poison (Single)
London's KiLLOWEN releases new single ‘Pick Your Poison’ taken from forthcoming EP ‘six missed calls’ due 28th February. Continuing his masterful approach to fusing nostalgia, euphoria and originality, ‘Pick Your Poison’ incorporates Bell Biv DeVoe’s 90’s classic, ‘Poison’ enhanced with his Garage-Rap influences. Having announced his upcoming project on socials last month, KiLLO has since been teasing new music along with a “FREE SOBER” freestyle to accommodate the temporary take-down of ‘Sober’ a linchpin of his growing discography. The release follows the single ‘cook & effy’ featuring Frankie Stew and Harvey Gunn who he recently supported at their Roundhouse headline earlier this month. Following the release of ‘six missed calls’, KiLLOWEN will be touring the project across seven dates, including London, Glasgow, Dublin, Newcastle, Leeds, Bristol, and Manchester.
Music has always been the destiny of KiLLOWEN. Born in Hayes, he moved to Buckinghamshire during his pre-teens, giving him a completely different perspective on life as he knew it. His earliest musical memories stem back to rapping along to instrumentals as young as 7, which birthed a curiosity to explore new avenues of creativity. His older brother, a D&B DJ, was responsible for nurturing his musical knowledge and shared experiences that came with his journey, encouraging KiLLOWEN to explore alternative genres. Along with his discovery of Breaks, Dance, Grime, and Dubstep, KiLLOWEN was drawn to a golden era of UK and US Rap, citing Skepta's 'Black Listed' Kendrick Lamar's 'Good Kid Maad City' and Kanye West's 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy' as pivotal albums. Those projects also shifted his perspective on how far he could push his early abilities to play instruments, produce, rap, and sing, leading to years of perfecting and showcasing his craft at any opportunity. With relatability infused in his storytelling, KiLLOWEN has organically become a voice for like-minded mid-20-year-olds in Britain who are processing the realities of adolescence. All of these align with the core purpose of his career as an artist: to paint a picture of what life is like for many people like him. His sound as we hear it today could be coined as Garage-Rap. In a world where virality can't be pre-meditated, his 2023 single 'Sober' was a shifting moment that kickstarted an influx of broader attention. Since then, the milestone moments have become a much more regular occurrence. In the same year, KiLLOWEN released his highly acclaimed debut project' Pub Therapy', which he cites as "a narration of me coming into adulthood and becoming more emotionally mature". At just 25 years old, KiLLOWEN's persona and music are everything you would imagine from "a man on a mission".
His forthcoming tour dates align with the recent announcement of him being Ticketmaster New Music Breakthrough Act for 2025. With no limits to his growth, ‘six missed calls’ contributes to his growing legacy with more live performances, music and visuals to come.