Multi-faceted artist SSION touring now

PHOTO CREDIT: Bruno Staub

SSION, fronted by Cody Critcheloe, is a multi-faceted art project. The music is genius - at the forefront it's pop but has elements of pscyh and punk backed with dance beats. He does all his own videos (and has directed videos for Grizzly Bear, Robyn, Perfume Genius, Santigold, Kylie Minogue etc) and art (he also designed the first Yeah Yeahs Yeahs cover) and they're incredible - some links below. SSION is indie and well connected - which is how he has features from Sky Ferreira, Ariel Pink, Patty Schemel (HOLE) etc.

SSION (pronounced "shun") consists of music, videos, art and live performance. It began as a punk band in Kentucky where Critcheloe is from, spent formative years in Kansas City, where it grew into the New York and Los Angeles based project it is today. Working with a rotating list of collaborators, Ssion has been sporadically releasing records for over 10 years while directing music videos for other notable artists. Ssion has also created artwork for Yeah Yeah Yeahs "Fever To Tell" and more recently art direction for Charli XCX's "Doing It" video. Ssion's 2012 release "Bent" garnered huge amounts of international attention and was accompanied by critically acclaimed music videos for "My Love Grows in The Dark", "Earthquake", "Luvvbazaar", and "High" – all produced and directed by Critcheloe.

Catch SSION opening for Beth Ditto at The Sinclair in Boston on March 15 and on any of the upcoming tour dates below: