Infinity Song may not fit perfectly into the tropes of modern popular music, but that’s what makes their wild success so special.
Hailing from Detroit, the four-piece family band have faith, hard work and talent on their side. In the past few years, siblings Abraham, Momo, Angel and Israel Boyd have had a monumental rise from busking in Central Park to headlining at Madison Square Garden.
Infinity Song’s highly-anticipated 2024 world tour is set against the backdrop of their new album, Metamorphosis Complete. The album delves deep into themes of life, social norms, and the complexities of existence. Yet, as Abraham reflects, Infinity Song’s live experience offers something entirely different: an escape.
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“It’s really about release for us,” he explains. “It’s about forgetting everything that happens outside of the four walls of our show and giving people a reprieve or an opportunity to escape. It’s about sustaining and giving a little bit more strength so that we can all go a little bit further until the next [moment of] fresh air. And hopefully, once you leave, you’re listening to our music, other people’s music that you love, and it sustains you even more.”
Now based in New York, the band had a lucky break when they caught the attention of Jay-Z after being spotted performing on a city street. The music legend encouraged them not to change their sound or what they stood for. When their track Hater’s Anthem blew up, Momo knew their viral success was no flash in the pan.
“There was a level of hope for it,” she says. “We all knew it was kind of a strong song, and it touched on human nature and human emotion in such a blunt way that nobody’s done, or maybe nobody’s doing right now. But you can have the best song in the world, and it doesn’t get any light of day in this business, so you can’t expect anything.”
Throughout the interview, the themes of belief and determination emerge as constant undercurrents. Their father and manager, John Boyd, led the Detroit Boys and Girls Choir, which meant the siblings were raised with music as a first language. “He was directing school choirs, community choirs,” Abraham recalls.
“We were section leaders in all of them. That meant that we were working on music at home, around the kitchen table workshopping all of the songs, arranging the songs with him, and then we would go and teach them harmony parts to the choirs throughout the week. That was how we developed as singers and as a family together.”
But Infinity Songs’ push to create stemmed from something deeper. “We had a silver spoon in our mouths in the sense that there was a lot of love from our parents and we were supported. But financially, we didn’t come from the Golden Gate,” he says.
The influence of their Detroit roots and family dynamic has deeply shaped them as individuals and artists. “We all have the same shared inspiration at our foundation. Being from Detroit, you know, gospel, jazz, Motown and choral music,” Abraham tells me.
“You may or may not hear it in our music today, but it’s at the foundation of who we are, and you’ll catch a glimpse of it at certain times.”
Angel chimes in. “Even though we have widely different influences in that sense, there was always this thread of understanding that keeps us grounded. It keeps us on the same page because of that strong foundation of similar influences.”
Despite this shared foundation, Momo explains the high value they place on individuality.
“We each naturally have different styles of music or clothing that we gravitate towards,” she says. ”I think that it’s about knowing what you as an individual bring to the table that someone else might not.” Abraham shares more about how this affects their creative process and collaboration.
“Very early on, we discovered that there’s a lot of individualisation in the creative process. That was one thing that our dad, our manager, really pushed us not to feel like we had to always collaborate. If you look at the credits on our songs, a lot of the songs are written and produced by individuals within the band and not as a collaboration.”
Coming towards the end of their tour, Infinity Song reflect on the experience and what the next few years have in store. “2025 looks immaculate,” Abraham says. “Some of the dreams that we have yet to accomplish are going to happen in 2025 so we’re excited. Brick by brick, though, micro-step by micro-step.”
Infinity Song will be performing on December 7 at the Night Cat. Grab tickets here.
