🔵 Skateland • Ultra Kitsch (EP)

31 Octobre 2026

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NY-based singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Skateland (Dorian Williams II) has returned with his brilliant new six-track EP, Ultra Kitsch After a creative hiatus and an identity crisis, the Las Vegas-born indie-pop artist has successfully rediscovered his sound by embracing his vibrant roots.

Moving away from a self-described "masochistic obsession" with being an avant-garde poet, Skateland infuses this new project with the neon, fun, and unserious energy of Vegas. Ultra Kitsch delivers a refreshing tonal reset, masterfully blending electronic dance, ambient dreampop, and witty artpop with melancholic lyricism.

Having already shared stages with Foster the People and performed at ACL and SXSW, Skateland proves once again why he earned acclaim from Ones to Watch and Earmilk. Ultra Kitsch is a captivating, multi-genre triumph that is 100% authentic.

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orian Williams II, known professionally as Skateland, is an American singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist based in NY. After moving from Las Vegas to pursue a degree at the University of Texas, Williams began writing songs and experimenting with various instruments in his bedroom and Skateland was born.

Drawing from a wide variety of musical influences, he combines melancholy lyricism and new wave instrumentation with pop production techniques to create a sound that is equal parts past, present, and future.

Skateland has made quite a mark on the indie-pop scene. He has shared the stage with Foster the People, Major Lazer, Two Door Cinema Club, Valley performed at Austin City Limits Live, the iconic ACL Festival and multiple showcases at SXSW '24.

His music has received acclaim from the likes of Ones to Watch, Earmilk, The Line of Best Fit, The Luna Collective, LADYGUNN, BIRP FM and more.

His single "Postcards!" also caught national attention, landing multiple-week stays on Spotify Fresh Finds and Fresh Finds Indie as well as a number of other playlists, opening his thoughtful prose to an entirely new audience.

His new EP Ultra Kitsch is a six track tonal reset. While in the middle of an identity crisis, the artist took some time away from making music. Soon he rediscovered his sound and also himself. Sharing, "I think in the past I had this masochistic obsession with being some elite, avant-garde, voice of a generation poet-type with all of this depth and nuance, and to be honest it made me boring and grumpy and not a very fun person to be around.

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But at the end of the day, I’m from Las Vegas Nevada. Vegas is neon, goofy, fun, sleep-deprived, and extremely unserious in the best way possible, and for as much as I try to fight it, that city is in my DNA.

I knew that the next project I did needed to reflect that. I wanted kitsch! So this EP is Ultra Kitsch. Fun songs that are equal parts electronic dance, ambient dreampop, and witty artpop, but 100% me."

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