Kurt von Stetten

Boston's DIY indie pop wunderkind

New England has a prolific genius on its hands and his name is Kurt von Stetten.— Ryan's Smashing Life

Marvelously slanted and enchanted pop. — Boston Globe

A fearless solo act. — Earlmilk

News

Best of 2011 for Cyclops!

Kurt von Stetten's Cyclops has made into a couple of stellar "best of" lists for 2011. Ryan's Smashing Life called Kurt a "prolific genius" and Music Savage says "The album deepens with each listen, and I’ve very much enjoyed hearing it again and again." We certainly agree. Thanks guys!

Video: Code of Fisherman by Kurt von Stetten

In case you missed it, Kurt von Stetten produced a video for the track Code of Fisherman off his new album Cyclops. Kurt hand painted all the elements before scanning them into his Commadore 64 to get his animation on. Check it!

Kurt von Stetten's Cyclops is killing it!

Early reviews are in from Dysonsound, Music Savage, The Owl Mag, Earmilk, and Migrate Music. It's official, Kurt von Stetten's new album Cyclops is KILLING IT. More soon, when we catch our breath. Phew.

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About Kurt von Stetten

Multi-instrumentalist, BMX flatlanding photog Kurt von Stetten is the drummer for The Longwalls, the former front man of the Drama Queens, and a black belt brewer of some of the tastiest homemade indie rock to ever tickle your palette.

Kurt plays every instrument, on every song, on several self-produced full-length albums—mixing and matching overheard conversations and mental picture tacking with his favorite indie-rock memories. Check out classics Birds and Clouds, Into the Safety of the Alley, Tree, 2008's History and the newly release Pyramid.

See him live with The Longwalls, and go check him out on his blog.