After first rising to fame on YouTube, 21-year-old singer Conan Gray signed to Republic Records in 2018. Two years later, he’s just released his debut album, Kid Krow. It follows his EP, Sunset Season, and includes singles like “Maniac,” “Comfort Crowd,” and “Checkmate.”
Gray recently told People that the album title stemmed from a conversation with his friend. “[I asked my best friend,] ‘Well, who am I?’ She goes, ‘You’re a crow.’ And that makes plenty of sense. I’m very broody and a little mysterious. I don’t really let people in very much. I just don’t take things too seriously,” he said. “I just wanted the album to be emblematic of who I am and who I’ve been throughout my whole entire life.”
He stopped by Genius to perform “Maniac” on our Open Mic series late last year:
