Finn Askew

Finn Askew
Birth nameSamuel Finn Valler Askew[1]
Born (2001-05-21) 21 May 2001 (age 23)
Wellington, Somerset, England
GenresIndie, pop, R&B
LabelsPolydor

Samuel Finn Valler Askew (born May 21, 2001)[2] is a British musician from Wellington in south-west England.[3]

Finn cites U.S. hip-hop acts such as Juice WRLD and Lil Peep as music influences of his sound[2] though he fell in love with music after uncovering his parents' CDs, a mixture of Nirvana, the Smiths, and the Beach Boys.[4] Finn's music is described as an "indie sound, washed one moment in a rosy hue of pop and the next polished to a high, RnB sheen."[5]

Career

Finn Askew's debut single "Roses" was created and recorded when he was 16.[6] He got the beat from YouTube and used GarageBand and his £20 microphone to create it.[4] "Roses" featured in a live stream on V Live from Taeyong (member of K-pop band NCT).[7][8] As a result the track was included in the Spotify viral charts in a number of southeast Asian countries and has over 12 million streams on Spotify alone.

Finn released his debut EP Peach which combines lo-fi hip-hop, piano jazz and indie rock in January 2021.[9][10]

Finn Askew was listed as one of Vevo Dscvr's Artists To Watch for 2021.[11]

Discography

Extended plays

  • Peach (22 January 2021)
  • Tokyo (5 November 2021)

Singles

  • "Roses" (2020)
  • "Same Old Love" (2020)

References

  1. ^ "EGOTISM". ASCAP. American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Get To Know: Finn Askew". www.mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ "Teen Taunton musician Finn Askew hitting the right notes". Somerset County Gazette. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  4. ^ a b "Finn Askew's Debut Single 'Roses' Is Remarkably Potent". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. ^ "Finn Askew: Confidence Man". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. ^ "Polydor 2021: Finn Askew". Notion. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  7. ^ Taeyong singing Finn Askew's roses, retrieved 2021-02-03
  8. ^ "คุยกับ Finn Askew ถึงเพลง "Roses" จากเด็กแต่งเพลงในโรงรถสู่การเป็นศิลปินที่ไม่เหมือนใคร". www.sanook.com/music (in Thai). Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  9. ^ "SIT IN ON FRIDAY - Finn Askew". www.title-mag.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  10. ^ "10 Cool New Pop Songs to Get You Through The Week: Jon Batiste, 3OH!3, Griff & More". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  11. ^ "VEVO reveals DSCVR Artists To Watch 2021 list, teams with MBW to showcase acts". Music Business Worldwide. 2020-11-16. Retrieved 2021-02-03.