The artist formerly known as Leron Thomas signed to Heavenly Recordings after appearing – unprompted and enigmatic – in the label’s DMs with a list of reasons as to why it was important they should pick up on and promote his music.
Just in case you weren’t already in the know (and you really should know), here’s a bunch of reasons why they were right to get back to him and get involved.
Thomas – aka Pan Amsterdam – is a New York based musical nomad. Rapper, jazz trumpeter, producer, musical director, thinker, often all at once. Thomas’ music traverses a woozy, nocturnal world where his many musical disciplines morph and merge into a deeply odd yet consistently coherent sound. It’s a world where Christopher Walken’s Pulp Fiction character Captain Koons is as key a collaborator as Doves’ Jimi Goodwin (on his excellent recent NightjaR album), Metronomy (on their dreamy summer smash Nice Town) or Iggy Pop (both on stage and on record). On his tracks, lyrics spiral in the way that the best after hours hip hop music does, making you feel like you’ve followed him all the way down the rabbit hole. And his first release for Heavenly – White Ninja – whips past in 96 seconds, and features a dialogue about cultural appropriation and instant gratification that bobs and weaves like a cruise liner floating across the Sea of Tranquility.
With an album due in 2025 and live shows all over, now is exactly the right time to get on board and fly Pan Amsterdam.
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