J. Anomaly Press Kit (EPK)
Learn all about the rising star from New Haven, CT!
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Bio: J. Anomaly is a hip-hop/rap artist from New Haven, CT, who started making music in 2018. He releases music through his own independent record label, Elm to Ivy Records LLC. Anomaly offers a complete variety when it comes to musical style. Some of his work would best be categorized as alternative hip-hop/rap, while the rest of his work would better be categorized as conscious hip-hop. Anomaly’s creative motive is the very reason for this: Create music with a message! With this motive in mind, he unapologetically, seamlessly, and open-mindedly crosses between musical styles with his work.
This versatility has been made evident with the success of his most popular release, “Fo’ Sho.” Though Anomaly usually delivers more of a technical hip-hop approach, a love song is capable of carrying just as much meaning as complex rhyme schemes, in his opinion. On the melodic love song “Fo’ Sho,” we see Anomaly soulfully crooning over a chill instrumental about the beauty of love and companionship. Received very positively by listeners, “Fo’ Sho” has already garnered over 56,000 streams on Spotify alone! His latest release, “Lily Dove,” on the other hand, offers a completely different musical style that is more akin to his body of work as a whole. On “Lily Dove,” Anomaly displays his technical boom bap rapping ability while delivering bars about the meaning of life. The current success of “Lily Dove” hints that its streaming numbers will likely mirror or surpass those of “Fo’ Sho!”
What exactly separates J. Anomaly from the other rising artists of this generation? The answer is simple: In an era almost entirely rooted in virality and gimmicks, Anomaly is passionately holding on to the lost art of the album. More specifically, and likely due to his citing of acts such as Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole as inspirations, J. Anomaly aspires to keep the concept album (i.e., albums with songs that all come together to tell a complete story) in style. His latest full-length release, A Moment Lost to Find Blue, is a 14-track concept album that explores themes such as spirituality, mental health, existentialism, and afrofuturism. Anomaly hopes to soon follow up his 2021 work with yet another substantive and full-length concept album in the near future.
J. Anomaly’s artist name itself is a testament to why following his journey in the music industry is worthwhile: He’s not afraid in the slightest of being different! He’s an anomaly with the ambition to make his name remembered for years to come through the release of meaningful art.
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Radio Airplay: J. Anomaly received his first radio play on 4/19/2024 at 11:43 PM when his song "Fo' Sho" was played on Sacramento State University's radio station KSSU! "Fo' Sho" has been added to KSSU's radio rotation! Click here to learn more about KSSU! Proof of radio play can be tracked via Spinitron.com.
Blog Feature: In a blog write-up by Tayo Odutola for Hype Machine verified blog The Word is Bond, J. Anomaly was praised for his lyricism on song "Lily Dove."
Tayo Odutola writes, "J. Anomaly displays his smooth lyrical proficiency in his new release “Lily Dove”. The track is soulful, soothing and groovy and J. Anomaly is more than comfortable as he gives audiences a taste of insight, intelligence and a dash of bravado."