Tolliver
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Tolliver
TolliverLive at Club Congress
Thursday, June 16
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all ages
Tolliver
Tolliver is the son of a preacher, but his music is anything but holy. His songs are a gumbo of soul, funk, pop and camp, as funny as they are soul-baring. His recent EP 'Daddyland' is about reconnecting with his late father via the astral plane, and realizing that he has more in common with his devout-yet-very-flawed father than he ever knew. The LA-via-Chicago singer is a dance floor demon. He marries a Midwest work ethic with a never-ending love of parties and poppin off, and those conflicting desires drive his creativity. He makes pop records with frank lyrics about redemption and relapse, and twerking at the altar of one's mind. Daddyland was recently in KCRW's top 10 albums, with each song from the project in steady rotation. He's been compared to everyone from War to Al Green to Andre 3000, an ethereal-yet-gritty soul survivor.
Watch: Tolliver takes us to ‘Daddyland’ with a live FREAKS ONLY performance
Stream Daddyland EP
'Fun, out of the box and never dull, Daddyland is as bold as it is thoughtful and paints an imaginative picture with vibrant imagery as each song vibrates with its own insatiable energy.' - Grimy Goods
'After you pick your jaw up off the floor at how good (he) is, go cop Tolliver's new EP.' - Travis Holcombe, KCRW
"[His] seraphic falsetto can stop you in your tracks and make the hairs on your body feel like bayonets.” - Jeff Weiss, LA Weekly
"Future soul with an R&B twist, it's powerful songwriting that offers a glimpse of extremes." - Clash Magazine
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