Amigo The Devil Born Against LP

Amigo The Devil has become a dark folk anomaly drawing attention from everyone from the likes of Noisey, Consequence of Sound, Kerrang, Brooklyn Vegan and more. LA Weekly described him as "Johnny Cash at his blackest, mixed with Father John Misty, if he exhumed graves at Hollywood Forever Cemetery." While Rolling Stone proclaimed, "Kiranos unflinchingly explores dark and grim subject matter from suicide to serial killers... he spins these topics into dark love songs that explode into heavy-metal catharsis. He also balances out this bleak material with an undercurrent of humor that really translates in his gregarious live performances."

Speaking to Consequence of Sound about his sophomore full-lenth album Born Against, Amigo The Devil cited such artists as Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Fiona Apple as influences. "Every new record is an opportunity to sit and think about how much has changed in your life and the world around you," stated Amigo. "It's a new opportunity to bring in both new and old influences. I really wanted to dive into ideas that I'd either been avoiding or ignoring within myself and figure out ways to align them with music I grew up listening to."

He continued, "Influences that may have been set aside in our older recordings, like Tom Waits, Fiona Apple, Taraf de Haïdouks and Demis Roussos... the pulse of Leonard Cohen's stories... the crooning and raw heart of Selda Bagcan... just to name a few. While the record may not sound like these artists directly, I tried to explore their abilities to create these incredible visuals through songs and whether or not it was done successfully. I walked away with a new appreciation and deeper understanding for writing honestly and with purpose."