BADBADNOTGOOD
Genres: Nu Jazz, Eclectic Fusion, Pop, Art Song, Folk, Acid Jazz • Canada

Five years ago, Canada’s BADBADNOTGOOD, then a trio, uploaded a shaky black-and-white clip of them playing jazz interpolations of Odd Future songs onto YouTube. (Most prominent among them was raucous rendition of “Orange Juice.”) They played the suite for their professors at music school to a chilly reception. Bad grade and all, things turned out well, and they caught the eye of Tyler, the Creator, who became their first supporter, sharing their “Odd Future Sessions” on social media. Just a year later, they uploaded yet another video—Tyler, the Creator running through “Orange Juice” with BBNG as a backing band. The band’s technical prowess and smooth sound cushioned Tyler’s snarl. Their drummer, Alex Sowinski, is clad in a creepy pig mask, and Tyler stalks around the room with a Colt 45 in hand. Filled with whimsical vulgarity and instrumental pyrotechnics, it was visual candy for college-aged boys. BBNG was essentially on their read more...