Vocalist, instrumentalist, and songwriter Keshi builds his infectious tracks out of lo-fi hip-hop beats and ultra-chill R&B vocalizing. His songs are defined by distant falsetto vocals, delicate and textural instrumentals, and booming drums. His output -- highlighted by the charting EPs Skeletons (2019) and Bandaids (2020), the Top 20 debut full-length Gabriel (2022), and the ruminative follow-up, Requiem (2024) -- has helped define a particularly gentle subset of R&B inspired by the likes of Frank Ocean and Bryson Tiller.
Keshi was born Casey Luong in Houston. Raised in near...