Tobacco, Korea Town Acid, und Odonis Odonis

Coming out of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States in 2003, Black Moth Super Rainbow soon picked up a reputation for being one of the strangest bands in the world of indie rock. After five years spent plying their brand of deeply experimental folk-tronica their frontman, a man called Thomas Fec who performed under the name Tobacco, decided to embark on a solo career. Maybe supporting The Flaming Lips while playing songs called “When The Sun Grows On Your Toung” just wasn't weird enough for him. Fec retained the stage name Tobaccco for the release of his debut solo album “F*cked Up Friends” (we at Songkick put the asterisk in), which came out on Anticon in October 2008, and was immediately hailed as one of the best releases of the year by publications from Rolling Stone to Exclaim!.

Tobacco's stoner-rock-via-classic-hip-hop sound made him friends in a lot of high places, from Pitchfork premièring the lead single from his second album “Maniac Meat” to the same record featuring guest appearances from Beck himself on the tracks “Fresh Hex” and “Grape Aerosmith”. Clearly, any artist that can act as the link between such disparate artists as Beans, Aesop Rock, the aforementioned Beck and the makers of the HBO series Silicon Valley (who've used a number of his songs in the show) is something very special indeed. However, to achieve all that respect while playing music that is proudly experimental and genuinely esoteric? That's the sign of someone truly one of a kind. For that reason, Tobacco comes highly recommended.