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Standing On The Corner

Standing On The Corner are a NewYork–based avant-garde music collective and art ensemble formed by primary vocalist and songwriter Gio Escobar. Their two previous full-length releases are Red Burns (2017) and their eponymous debut from 2016 which introduced audiences to their unique sound somewhere in the sonic outskirts between hip hop, lo-fi, and soul. Their latest single "Baby" is a blissful sunburnt song, which evolves and twists in playful ways while dragging its heels and slowing itself down. Distorted lo-fi vocals swim above a crooning overdriven guitar that echoes with psychedelic remnants and slides with silky Motown soulfulness. The ingredients they throw into their frothy frying pan include jazz, indie rock, soul, funk, and hip hop, yet what they serve on the plate isn't quite like anything that's come before. Their multicoloured productions blend genres giddily, sounding at times like home recordings unearthed from the attic of some undiscovered eccentric genius. They play music from their forthcoming new album at Rewire 2026.