One of the best things about the Internet age of music is the quick and easy communication between artists. Social media platforms have allowed artists that we would have never typically dreamed of working together and styles that we never would have guessed could blend to come together creatively and push the envelope with their sound without ever leaving their house or studio.
Lately, the music industry has been getting a serious injection of indie into its veins thanks to artists like Glass Animals and Toro Y Moi, who are successfully bridging the gap between indie and mainstream by fusing electronic textures or hip-hop beats with a decidedly indie backbone.
Quinn XCII, a Michigan native who used to go by Quinn, just dropped his indie-meets-future-bass tune, “Stung,” which was produced by his collaboration-mate, ayokay. A polished piano melody opens the track and sets the stage for the Detroit vocalist to take center stage with his smooth vocals that drive the track forward. Ayokay eventually peels back the curtain to reveal a melodic, dreamy percussion arrangement that packs a serious punch of vibes. Peep it below.