Boy in Static

Boy in Static
Boy in Static performing live in 2008
Background information
Genres	Indie rock, indietronica
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Fake Four Inc Circle Into Square Mush Records And Records Alien Transistor
Associated acts	Blue Sky Black Death, 13 & God, The Notwist, Freezepop
Website	www.boyinstatic.com
Members	Alexander Chen Kenji Ross

Boy in Static is an indie rock band currently based in San Francisco, California, composed of Alexander Chen and Kenji Ross. The band has toured internationally with bands such as 13 & God, Freezepop, and Lymbyc Systym.

Allmusic lists some contemporary comparisons as The Postal Service and Mobius Band.

Alexander Chen's recording career began when he sent a demo to Markus Acher of The Notwist, who had recently started his own record label Alien Transistor. A few months later, he received an email from Acher. They met at The Notwist show in Boston. They decided to release his debut album, Newborn. Chen mastered the album at Abbey Road Studios and it was released in 2004.

In 2005, Boy in Static supported 13 & God, an alternative hip hop group composed of Themselves and The Notwist, opening for their European and US tours. For their Irving Plaza show, Jon Pareles of The New York Times said, "amid the echoes of 1980's bands like New Order, Mr. Chen revealed a strong sense of melody and his own blend of diffidence, longing and tenacity."

Boy in Static's second album Violet was released on Mush Records in May 2007. It was described as "an impressive one-man symphony" by The Boston Globe and "a ballad of electronic snaps and true dream-pop vocals" by URB. Many magazines noted its influences by 1990s shoegaze bands such as Slowdive and My Bloody Valentine, with its "Loveless fascination" (Remix).