WHO: Overnight Celebrity is an eclectic group drawing from a bevy of diverse musical experiences. The band formed in late 2023, gaining traction online with skillful, living room covers of Daft Punk’s “Something About Us” and The Internet’s “Hold On.”
BACKSTORY: Vocalist Tiana Thomas and her bandmates—Shane Bonds (saxophone), Paris Estrada (drums), Keyon Kelp (keyboard), Ruben Padilla (guitar) and Matthew Nishimura (bass)—had been friends through their shared involvement in the local music scene for “a hot minute” before they considered forming Overnight Celebrity, Padilla explains. Since then, they’ve played three shows and released the satiny, groove-laden single, “Got Me (Like That).”
SOUND: A swirling mix of projects and perspectives shape Overnight Celebrity’s sound. Padilla likes to sneak in doses of Latin music. Kelp and Nishimura also serve as beatmakers for The Rabbit Hole, a local hip-hop and electronic collective. Estrada has another jam-forward band called Jonetsu, while Bonds is a polished musician who bolsters their sound with a smooth finesse.
“To make it as generic as possible, [it’s] alternative R&B,” Kelp says.
“Or soul,” Thomas adds. “But there’s also some indie and jazz influence, too.”
“I feel like we just have our own vibe going on, and that’s because we’re all so different in our own individual music,” Thomas says, describing their style as “genre-less.”
NEXT UP: The band has plans to drop a second single, “Language,” early this summer—and there’s more to come. “I feel like now more than ever, we’re more focused and dedicated to making this happen than we were in the past,” Kelp says. “Dropping music is pretty much the mission right now.”
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