WHAT IT IS: In less than a year, Omar Apollo, who’s quickly becoming one of the industry’s hottest emerging voices, has accrued more than 40m career streams and received critical acclaim from publications such as Pitchfork, Fader, Dazed and Pigeons & Planes. His unique psychedelic soul sound has taken him from his rural Indiana bedroom to L.A.’s El Rey Theatre, which he sold out in under five minutes. “Trouble”—the lead single from his forthcoming EP, Friends—has set the tone for a groundbreaking 2019.
ALBUM: TBC
RELEASE DATE: Spring 2019
SINGLE: “Trouble”
LIVE: Headlining first-ever national tour this spring with stops in all major markets; sold out the El Rey in less than five minutes and immediately added a second show; summer 2019 festival dates include a stop at Lollapalooza
INTERNET: 40m+ career streams to date in less than a year with debut EP Stereo; 100k+ followers across socials; 1.6m + monthly Spotify listeners
PRESS: Pitchfork’s coveted “Rising” program; featured by Pigeons & Planes, Fader and Dazed
BOOKING: Paradigm
MANAGEMENT: Dylan Shanks, Xtended Family