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Ryan DeRobertis

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calls his nonchalant approach to Top 40 hits "refreshing," and calls his music "restless and nostalgic and sonically curious." He is quoted as saying, "I’m drawn to tuneful melodies; complex chord structures; outlandish synths and drums; and I like to take pop
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and gibber boogie, although he also borders between traditional music genres. He often incorporates unorthodox sounds in his music, using sources such as the soundtracks from games like
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named DeRobertis their "band to watch" in July 2013, calling his music "addicting and fun." Pitchfork praised the release of "Mr. Wonderful," the lead track off the 2014 EP
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and see how I can warp the songs while keeping the melodies almost entirely intact I want to make pop music for freaks, basically."
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in May 2013, he would retire the SAINT PEPSI name due to legal threats from the soft-drink company
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project SAINT PEPSI began in December 2012. After the release of his ninth studio album
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DeRobertis' musical style has been described as being in the categories of
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In June 2014, SAINT PEPSI went on tour with Painted Palms after signing to
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Spence's video playlist on the official Carpark Records YouTube channel
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American electronic musician and singer (born 1993)
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Index

Saint Pepsi
Long Island, New York
Future funk
nu-disco
vaporwave
garage house
Self-released
Carpark
electronic musician
Farmingville, New York
Boston College
electronic music
PepsiCo
Prom King
Stereogum
Gorilla vs. Bear
Carpark Records
Beach House
Cloud Nothings
Toro y Moi
Memory Tapes
future funk
vaporwave
disco-pop
futurepop
slow jam
Mario Kart 64
The Fader
a cappellas
Luxury Elite

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