Alt-Indie singer-songwriter Spencer Kumdis, better known as i.am.orange, releases his latest project, a mysteriously beautiful song titled “Cool As Me.” The eclectic artist talks about a relationship that seems to have ended, and the feelings of loneliness that he is going through in this post-break up phase. I.am.orange is all but your usual artist. He has channeled his imagination into creating a fictional character that fully embodies his originality, i.am.orange, described as follows: 

 “He was born with no face and orange skin in the dead cold of 1998’s winter. His mother wanted to peel him like an orange, and everything in Spencer’s life has led up until this very moment. He likes to scream loudly, fantasizes about a day where nobody has a face and everyone has orange skin. Sometimes, Spencer will bang his head against the wall REALLY HARD. 

Spencer REFUSES to drink water, even in the shower, and he has never eaten anything larger than the size of his fist (watermelons, carrots, sponge cake, etc) Spencer was born with glass orange bones and orange paper skin. Every morning, he breaks his legs, and every afternoon, he breaks my arms. At night, he lies awake in agony until his heart attacks put him to sleep. Spencer LOVES PRINCE, and has never left his 20 acre yard/house. Never once.”

Despite his eccentric character, i.am.orange’s highly perfected musicianship and sense of poetry are powerfully present on “Cool As Me,” distilling some of the most interesting sonic energies we have heard in a long while. This might very well explain why his impressive following is so loyal and growing by the day in terms of numbers of listeners, with a million monthly listeners on Spotify alone.  

Dive into the unusually beautiful “Cool As Me” below, and follow i.am.orange on Instagram