Finn Askew

Finn Askew (born May 21, 2001)[1] is a British musician from Wellington in south-west England.[2]

Finn Askew
Born (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001
Wellington, Somerset, England
GenresIndie, pop, R&B
LabelsPolydor

Finn cites U.S. hip-hop acts such as Juice WRLD and Lil Peep as music influences of his sound[1] though he fell in love with music after uncovering his parents' CDs, a mixture of Nirvana, the Smiths, and the Beach Boys.[3] Finn's music is described as an "indie sound, washed one moment in a rosy hue of pop and the next polished to a high, RnB sheen."[4]

Career

Finn Askew's debut single "Roses" was created and recorded when he was 16.[5] He got the beat from YouTube and used GarageBand and his £20 microphone to create it.[3] "Roses" featured in a live stream on V Live from Taeyong (member of K-pop band NCT).[6][7] As a result the track was included in the Spotify viral charts in a number of southeast Asian countries and has over 12 million streams on Spotify alone.

Finn released his debut EP Peach which combines lo-fi hip-hop, piano jazz and indie rock in January 2021.[8][9]

Finn Askew was listed as one of Vevo Dscvr's Artists To Watch for 2021.[10]

Discography

Extended plays
  • Peach (22 January 2021)
  • Tokyo (5 November 2021)

Singles
  • "Roses" (2020)
  • "Same Old Love" (2020)

References
  1. "Get To Know: Finn Askew | MTV UK". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. "Teen Taunton musician Finn Askew hitting the right notes". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. "Finn Askew's Debut Single 'Roses' Is Remarkably Potent". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  4. "Finn Askew: Confidence Man". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. "Polydor 2021: Finn Askew". Notion. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. Taeyong singing Finn Askew's roses, retrieved 2021-02-03
  7. "คุยกับ Finn Askew ถึงเพลง "Roses" จากเด็กแต่งเพลงในโรงรถสู่การเป็นศิลปินที่ไม่เหมือนใคร". www.sanook.com/music (in Thai). Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  8. "SIT IN ON FRIDAY - Finn Askew". www.title-mag.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  9. "10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Jon Batiste, 3OH!3, Griff & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  10. "VEVO reveals DSCVR Artists To Watch 2021 list, teams with MBW to showcase acts". Music Business Worldwide. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
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