Curiosity about his ancestry has led songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Son Little on a journey throughout the American South that has resulted in his new album, simply titled CITYFOLK. The West coast born, Northeast-bred musician finetunes his craft here and speaks for those enduring tribulations about finding their place in the world.
Little, whose real name is Aaron Livingston, has sonically traveled practically everywhere that his songwriting and instrumentation have taken him, especially since the beginning of the 2020s. He’s toured with the likes of Black Pumas, Kelis and Mumford & Sons, and made festival appearances at Newport Folk and Bonnaroo, melding his dedicated fanbase with mainstream listeners. On the soulful fluidity of that year’s project aloha, the ANTI Records act braves his way through realizations about his personal shortcomings but endeavors to persevere through the madness. 2022’s Like Neptune unspools Little’s time in therapy, no longer silencing his inner fire. With a catalog that has amassed over 250 million streams, Little’s originality has embarked on a new chapter.