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Devon Karpf, better known as Underscores, is a creative force to be reckoned with. The San Francisco native took an interest in composing and recording music at the age of six, ultimately laying the groundwork for their journey of becoming the innovative and eclectic hyperpop musician we know them as today.

Karpf first made their sonic presence known on SoundCloud in 2015 with the release of their first single, “mild season.” The dubstep track opens with pulsating beats layered over the sounds of cars driving on the highway, building into a collage that envelops the listener in a flurry of wobbly beats and enrapturing synths patterns. The track ends with a monologue from Underscores eluding to an era of “computer music” and how the movement is only just beginning.

In March 2021, they released their highly anticipated debut album, fishmonger, which featured a blend of various genres, including indie rock, emo, bedroom pop, and ambient music. The two flagship singles, “Second hand embarrassment” and “Kinko’s field trip 2006,” drummed up excitement before its full release with its repeated mantra, a “new wave of the future!,” taking on a life of its own.

fishmonger is brimming with punchy, punk-style drums, catchy lyrics, beautifully paired instrumentals, and gritty distortions that transport listeners to an entirely different plane. Featuring appearances from longtime collaborator and electronic/indie artist Knapsack, experimental electronic artist 8485, and indie artist Maxwell Young, the album reflects on the “uncanny” and “uncomfortable middle,” a “transitional spot” between two points that Underscores experienced at the time of writing the album. These themes of in-betweenness and dwelling in liminal spaces are further explored and portrayed in the accompanying visuals for the album, especially in the music video for “Spoiled little brat” and “Second hand embarrassment.”

Underscores is starting their year by hitting the road again this March on a mini-tour and will be making a return to San Francisco for their first hometown show. “It’s where I spent my entire childhood, so this will kinda be my first proper hometown show, haha. Also really stoked to see juno and jedwill perform. They’re both incredible artists. So the lineup is stacked, for sure.”



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