From the black lungs of New Orleans, Kevin the Persian delivers nineties rock steeped in the pre-internet era with influences ranging from Alice in Chains to Metallica. "I grew up listening to music in a time when you shut yourself in a room and jammed with no distractions for hours on end. When I'm writing a song, I'm completely unreachable since I don't own a cell phone or have internet in my studio." says Kevin.
Kevin recorded his 2022 debut album Southern Dissonance in a dilapidated industrial building on the outskirts of New Orleans. Tom Haugen of Take Effect Reviews, in giving Southern Dissonance a 9 out of 10, opines: "If this were 1994, it wouldn’t surprise us if Kevin The Persian were on the Sub Pop label, and in 2022 it’s a breath of fresh air when so much music is computer generated, similar and uninspired. Certainly one hell of a debut, we should all be keeping an eye on Kevin the Persian’s next move."
Kevin has made his next move, releasing Peace of Misery in 2023 and his latest songs Afterlife Crisis and The National Anthem of Taiwan in 2024. "2024 is shaping up to be a year of intense songwriting and recording. I can't wait to show the world what I've been conjuring up," says Kevin.