Shmu

Austin-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Sam Chown makes kaleidoscopic, free-form meta-pop under the name Shmu, aggregating a wide range of styles including psychedelia, R&B, prog, and yacht rock. Mixing acoustic and electronic instruments with samples, glitched-out noise, and smooth vocal harmonies, his recordings are at once soothing and frenetic, equally filled with catchy hooks and sonic boundary-pushing. Actively recording material as Shmu since the early 2000s, highlights of the project's discography include the manic shoegaze of 2015's Shhh!!!! and the trippy n...