Chiiild (pronounced "child") is a Canadian experimentalsoul band, fronted by Yonatan "xSDTRK" Ayal signed to Avant Garden Records[1][2] and 4th & Broadway (Def Jam Recordings). The Montréal-based band formed in 2017 and released their debut EP, Synthetic Soul, in 2020.
With a creative process rooted in collaborative experimentation, Chiiild's work has been universally described as "genre-bending."[3][4] Various styles the band has drawn from include soul,[2]R&B,[5]psychedelia,[6]jazz,[7]indie,[8] and pop.[9] The band have dubbed this wide-ranging textural sound as “synthetic soul”.