EKKSTACY

Be it Joy Division, Nirvana or Phoebe Bridgers, there are certain artists who have captured adolescent melancholy for their generation. Twenty-one-year-old singer-songwriter Ekkstacy (real name Khyree Zienty; known as Stacy) makes that music for his own cohort, offering up sweet, engaging vocals and guitars drenched in heady melodrama and deep feeling.As a kid in Vancouver, Zienty grew up on SoundCloud rappers and 2008-era surfer indie (think the Drums, Wavves, Girls etc). In high school, after his parents’ divorce, his…

When we spoke to Vancouver’s EKKSTACY in 2021, we were already hooked on his emotionally charged, driving indie hits, but he was still pushing for more: “I don’t feel satisfied with my sound yet,” he told us. “I’ll take it way further.” The 20-year-old artist’s vision has been steadily evolving ever since, and today we’re excited to share his single from See You Next Year, the upcoming Pigeons & Planes compilation album executive produced by Mike Dean.EKKSTACY’s contribution to the project is called “I Guess.”…

Name: EKKSTACY Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Latest Project: NEGATIVEEKKSTACY’s music is full of mystique, but it could be a bit misleading if you read too deep into it. Three songs into his 2021 LP NEGATIVE sits a track called “it only gets worse, i promise.” In the 20-year-old’s case, this couldn’t be further from the truth. Since the release of the project back in November, the indie darling has cemented himself as a Pigeons & Planes favorite, a man on the road with a hit single in “i…