Wingtip is an artist originally from San Francisco, USA but now finds himself in Los Angeles. He’s just come to my attention here on the other side of the world through the release of his latest EP, a genre-defying collection.

By Graeme Smith

Feature photo by Caity Krone

Though I’m just discovering Wingtip now, he’s been leaving his mark on the music world since 2017. His single Rewind went viral and racked up the streams on Spotify. Since then he’s become a collaborator for some huge artists, and co-wrote Céline Dion’s Imperfections with Lauv.

His new EP Laughter from the Other Room brings together influences from the world of pop, alternative, electronic and rock to create a sound that isn’t quite any of those things. It’s a space that Wingtip clearly enjoys occupying, relying on organic development to arrive at his sound than any preconceived notion of genre.

Continually finding new areas of exploration, it’s a sound that’s grown from his previous EP Get Well Soon, for which Laughter from the Other Room is intended as a second part. Both EPs explore the life of a relationship from start to finish, so expect a gamut of emotion.

This second part naturally explores the latter stages of a relationship – the doubts creeping in, the awkward period following its end, and the tentative journey to find a new spark. The questions are delicately poised and the emotion is brought to life through hard-won experience, starting right from bright yet melancholic opener Last to Know.

From there we get the groovy pop rock of Boyfriend, the soft introspection of There You Are and the bright acoustic vulnerability of Nothing to Lose. The story is closed by Something’s Holding me Back, and it’s a bold, cathartic ending. Wingtips’s vocals take on a particularly passionate quality during its fist-pumping chorus.

Laughter from the Other Room is out now in all the usual places. You can check it out below.