Artist Snapshot
In Challenger, John Ross’s love of 80′s beats, coldwave synths, and Paul Simon afrobeat tendencies mix with a modern indie dance pop mentality. The resulting hyper-manic sound feels as timeless as it does reverent to its influences. Things were bigger in the 80’s: the hair, the colors and the music. Challenger makes electro-pop that reaches into the grab bag of nostalgia and pulls out a walkmen and a neon headband.