Jelani Aryeh

A fearless singer, rapper, and songwriter with an alternative R&B skew, Jelani Aryeh examines alienation and heartache to their fullest extent. The Raised by the Internet founder has independently released a number of stray tracks and a couple EPs, namely Suburban Destinesia (2017) and Helvetica (2019). In 2021, he issued the blissful single “Marigold.”
Independent music is in Jelani Aryeh McCall’s blood. His parents started a label and set up a recording studio in the family’s San Diego household, fostering Aryeh’s own creative and collaborative aspirations. While in high school, he assembled Raised by the Internet, a self-sustaining nationwide collective of like-minded artists inspired by crews such as Odd Future and BROCKHAMPTON. Aryeh’s first commercial solo recordings arrived during 2017, the year he issued a small batch of stray tracks and Suburban Destinesia, an EP led by the characteristically fraught single “Where We Go.” “Daunt” followed the next year and preceded a wave of output in 2019. Most substantial of all was a second EP, the sublime and metaphysical Helvetica. 2021 saw the release of the singles “Marigold” and “Angels.” ~ Andy Kellman