# Chiiild

Chiiild (pronounced "child") is a Canadian experimental soul band, fronted by Yonatan "xSDTRK" Ayal signed to Avant Garden Records and 4th & Broadway (Def Jam Recordings). The Montréal-based band formed in 2017 and released their debut EP, Synthetic Soul, in 2020.

## Musical style and influences

With a creative process rooted in collaborative experimentation, Chiiild's work has been universally described as "genre-bending." Various styles the band has drawn from include soul, R&B, psychedelia, jazz, indie, and pop. The band have dubbed this wide-ranging textural sound as “synthetic soul”.
The band has cited D'Angelo, Tame Impala, Pink Floyd, Marvin Gaye, The Notorious B.I.G., Brandy, Wu-Tang Clan, Fleetwood Mac and Moby as influences.

## Band members
### Current members

* Yonatan Ayal – producer, lead vocals, bass guitar, sampler (2017–present)
* Pierre-Luc Rioux – guitar, producer (2017–present)
* Janiyah Chappell - guitar, background vocalist (2018-present)

### Supporting members

* Lauren "LYON" Malyon – violin, keyboards, tambourine, backing vocals (2017–present)
* Maxime Bellavance – drums (2017–present)

## Discography
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with release details :
| Title | Album Details |
| Hope for Sale | Released: July 23, 2021 Label: Avant Garden / 4th & Broadway |
| Better Luck in the Next Life | Released: March 3, 2023 Label: Avant Garden / 4th & Broadway (Def Jam Recordings) |

### Extended plays

List of extended plays, with release details :
| Title | EP Details |
| Synthetic Soul | Released: February 28, 2020 Label: Avant Garden / 4th & Broadway Formats: digital download, streaming |

### Singles
#### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with release year and project name :
| Title | Year | Album / EP |
| "Count Me Out" | 2019 | Synthetic Soul |
| "Back to Life" (featuring Shungudzo) | 2019 | Synthetic Soul |
| "Darling" | 2019 | Synthetic Soul |
| "Hands Off Me" | 2020 | Synthetic Soul |
| "Sleepwalking" | 2021 | Hope for Sale |
| "Awake" (featuring Mahalia) | 2021 | Hope for Sale |
| "Gone" | 2021 | Hope for Sale |
| "Eventually" | 2021 | Hope for Sale |
| "Day 'n' Nite" (Kid Cudi cover) | 2022 | |
| "Bon Voyage" | 2022 | Better Luck in the Next Life |

#### As featured artist

| Title | Year | Album / EP | Ref |
| "Bonafide" (Emotional Oranges featuring Chiiild) | 2021 | The Juicebox | |
| "Compassion" (Lucky Daye featuring Chiiild) | 2022 | Candydrip | |

#### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, with release year and project name :
| Title | Year | Album / EP | Ref |
| "Pirouette (Stripped)" | 2020 | Non-album single | |

### Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artist(s), release year and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist | Album |
| "Careless" | 2017 | Daley | The Spectrum |
| "South Beach" | 2018 | Tayla Parx | Tayla Made |

## Tours
### Headline Tour

* Apocalyptic Optimistic Tour (2021)

### Opening act

* The Boundless Tour (2022) (supporting Leon Bridges)
* A Very Emotional Tour (2019) (supporting Emotional Oranges)

## Awards and nominations
### VEVO

| Year | Work | Category |
| 2022 | Hope For Sale | DSCVR Artist To Watch 2022 |

### JUNOS Awards

| Year | Work | Category | Result |
| 2022 | Hope For Sale | Alternative Album of the Year | Nominated |

### Prism Prize

| Year | Work | Category | Result |
| 2022 | Hope For Sale | Hi-Fidelity Award | Won |

### We The Beat Awards

| Year | Work | Category | Result | Ref |
| 2020 | "Pirouette" | Song of the Year | Won | |