Yot Club
Yot Club | |
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| Born | John Ryan Kaiser[1] |
| Origin | Mississippi |
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| Years active | 2014–present |
| Website | www |
John Ryan Kaiser, known professionally as Yot Club, is an American singer-songwriter and producer from Mississippi. He is best known for his single "YKWIM?", which was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America in November 2022.[2][3][4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Kaiser began playing the guitar when he was eight years old.[5] He first began creating music under the name Amateur Observer in 2014, releasing his songs through SoundCloud.[3]
Kaiser began releasing music as Yot Club in 2019. His first track under this pseudonym was "Jaded".[3] He released his debut EP "Aquarium" in 2019.[5] Originally considering his music career as a hobby, he quickly gained fame for his song "YKWIM?", released on his 2019 EP "Bipolar", after the song went viral on TikTok.[6]
In May 2021, he moved from Hattiesburg, Mississippi to Nashville.[7][8] He released his EP Santolina in January 2022 following the single "Deer Island".[3][9][6]
He released his debut album off the Grid in June 2022, containing the single "u dont kno me".[2][8]
In 2023, "YKWIM?" was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[10]
Style
[edit | edit source]His music is considered to be a mix of indie pop, lo-fi, bedroom pop, post-punk, synth pop and surf pop. He describes his sound as being inspired by feelings of nostalgia, liminality as well as his experience moving from a small town to Nashville.[2][3][7]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]- off the grid (2022)
- Rufus (2024)
Extended plays
[edit | edit source]- aquarium (2019)
- Bipolar (2019)
- bleach beach (2019)
- Nature Machine (2020)
- YKWIM? EP (2021)
- Santolina (2022)
- off the grid (deluxe) (2023)
- amateur observer (2023)
- Rule of Thirds (2025)
Singles
[edit | edit source]- "japan" (2019)
- "Fly Out West" (2019)
- "Comfort Zone" (2019)
- "Landlord" (2019)
- "The Bay" (2020)
- "Spiral Stairs" (2020)
- "Go Away" (2020)
- "Alive" (2020)
- "Deer Island" (2021)
- "Hole" (2021)
- "stuck on you" (with april june, 2022)
- "rock candy" (2022)
- "One Last Time" (Summer Salt remix, 2023)
- "Mr. Rager" (2023)
- "Safe House" (with Jordana, 2023)
- "LAUREN" (with spill tab, 2023)
- "Pixel" (2024)
- "Nostalgia" (2024)
- "No way" (2024)
- "I got cracked (yot club version)" (with vundabar, 2024)
- "Fool (Field Medic Version)" (with Field Medic, 2024)
- "Too Far Gone (CASTLEBEAT Rework)" (with CASTLEBEAT, 2024)
- "Falling off / Circles in my brain" (2025)
- "On the ground / Trapped awake" (2025)
- "Tether" (with Harrison Lipton, 2025)
- "for sale 2 own" (with Glitter Party, 2025)
References
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