Xenia Rubinos

Visionary singer and music maker Xenia Rubinos dips in and out of genre and structure to create movingly powerful songs with her O.G. signature sound. Xenia’s powerhouse vocals are at the center of her music which grows from a wide range of influences from R&B to Hip-Hop to jazz all delivered with a soulful punk aura. Pitchfork lauded the radiant singer as “a unique new pop personality” while a profile in The New Yorker described her work as “rhythmically fierce, vocally generous music that slips through the net of any known genre.” Her record, Black Terry Cat, is out now.

(Photo credit: Amanda Picotte)

Talks

NOIA and Xenia Rubinos Talk Finding Inspiration in Family, Grief, and More

By Xenia Rubinos | May 18, 2023

NOIA and Xenia Rubinos Talk Finding Inspiration in Family, Grief, and More

The New York-based artists catch up.

There Is Great Power in Helado Negro’s Vulnerability

By Xenia Rubinos | March 11, 2019

There Is Great Power in Helado Negro’s Vulnerability

Xenia Rubinos acts as anger translator for This Is How You Smile.

Solange’s A Seat at the Table Feels Like Magic

By Xenia Rubinos | November 1, 2016

Solange’s A Seat at the Table Feels Like Magic

For Xenia Rubinos, the record is all about finding power and grace amid oppression and pain.

Brookzill’s Throwback to the Future is Good Music You Can Feel for Real

By Xenia Rubinos | October 17, 2016

Brookzill’s Throwback to the Future is Good Music You Can Feel for Real

Xenia Rubinos wants you to bump this super group’s record and enjoy!