Profile: Kiran Leonard

Pretty daunting that Kiran Leonard is 17 years old. His copious virtuosity has already amounted to several albums and projects, including the nauseating DeerGrips, a 25-minute progressive-rock ode to the apocalypse and most recently - and arguably most accessibly - a double album that channels baroque pop and psychedelia. Difficult, then, to say what the accomplished 'Kiran Leonard' as a portrait actually sounds like, but try Frank Zappa, Zach Hill and Randy Newman for a start.

Label: Hand of Glory
Genre: Avant-Garde, Pop, Jazz