Pageant Boys

Take a look at the latest music video by the indie soul/r&b/pop mix of Pageant Boys and their mesmerizing indie gem “Last Rites”. It’s so easy to fall for Alex Sheppard’s voice that has a certain hypnotic feel about it and it just leads us into an almost celestial state. You are left speechless and in complete awe by the magic, truth and majestic unknown that is part of the track. It makes it so beautiful, so real and in a strange way we connect with it, we fall victims to their soundscape and there’s no going back. And honestly my friends, why would you want to go back? When we are now in the land of soulful pop and in front of music that has the potential to become everlasting. I say no going back, I am staying here and falling down the rabbit hole into their pseudo Alice in Wonderland world made up of their music. Enjoy! - Wolf in a Suit

Who: Pageant Boys: electronics powered by the human soul

Where: Check out Pageant Boys' upcoming shows

Pageant Boys is one of the newest acts signed to our label. We loved their take on dynamic, soul filled electronica. Lead singer and songwriter - Alex Sheppard - grew up in a musical family where his dad told him, “If you take a drink of water on stage, that’s part of the show. Everything you do is part of the show.” With that in mind, Sheppard puts everything he has into his stage show and humanizes his synth sounds.

RIYL: Junior Boys, Rhye, The XX - Do816

While in Istanbul, Alex Sheppard, also known as Pageant Boys, had a kind of vision on how to make music. Indeed, his electronic music took another turn and today, we’re more than happy to premiere “Cellophane,” one of the new tracks that were created after this revelation.
Despite his young age (he is still in his 20’s), Pageant Boys has already been writing and recording for the last ten years. He was releasing music as Alexandre. Nevertheless, a recent trip to Istanbul (Turkey) changed his way to make music. Indeed, Sheppard started to record music on his girlfriend’s laptop and a with Bluetooth headphone mic, opening his sounds to electronic music. The magic of the city that was once named Constantinople enabled him to establish a daily routine with a close friend and poet. As the artist explained:

I would wake up at 8 in the morning and start the song and get the chord structure. And then at 10, he would wake up and I would show him what I had. I’d make breakfast, and then I’d show him the melody I wanted for the vocal line. He’d go down and start writing the lyrics, we’d eat breakfast, and he’d have the lyrics written after we got done with breakfast. At 1, I’d start recording the vocals. It was a good schedule
The EP “Shadowboxing” is the result of those new experimentations that are actually hard to pin down. Is “Cellophane” indie music? Is it R&B?…Who cares? We’re totally convinced that the ethereal and floating music doesn’t need any label. You can feel at the same time the mysticism of the lyrics and the mystery of the Byzantine city, turning the track into something going further than the ordinary. - High Clouds