A commanding live performer blessed with an unforgettable voice, Amythyst Kiah combines the political and the deeply personal in her music; embracing, spirituality, grief, joy, healing and love in all its incarnations.
Produced by Butch Walker (Taylor Swift, Green Day, Weezer) and recorded at his Nashville studio, her latest album Still + Bright merges her revelatory storytelling with a darkly cinematic twist. Encompassing everything from fuzzed-out guitars to gilded pedal steel and Kiah’s exquisitely graceful banjo, Still + Bright fully affirms her as an artist of both daring originality and uncompromising depth. Featuring collaborations with S.G. Goodman and Billy Strings, the project also marks a complete transformation in Kiah’s songwriting process: her first time opening up her approach and working with co-writers on an album.
Her breakthrough 2021 Rounder Records debut, Wary + Strange, marked the glorious combination of two different worlds: the alt-rock that first sparked her musical passion and the roots/old-time music scene where she’d found a creative home. The Tennessee singer-songwriter expanding on the uncompromising artistry she had revealed as part of Our Native Daughters – an all-women-of-colour supergroup whose Kiah-penned standout Black Myself earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best American Roots Song and won Song of the Year at the 2019 Folk Alliance International Awards. Wary + Strange earned multiple Americana Music Association Award nominations both in the US and UK in 2021.
“Amythyst Kiah will remind you what it is to love live music.” No Depression
“Still + Bright, is already one of the decade’s best records in any of Americana’s innumerable subgenres, hands down…It’s hard to say which aspect of Kiah’s music is most electrifying: the unrivalled power of her voice, the dexterity of her banjo-playing, or the consistently heartfelt nature of her lyrics.” Screenrant
“Amythyst Kiah digs very deep, expanding her musical space, opening up her songwriting process, displaying a greater vocal range and delivering a very personal message – it’s a remarkable and powerful album.” Americana UK
“Fantastic fingerpicker, dynamo singer and profound songwriter…defies all sorts of stereotypes” Guitar Player
“A masterful blend of lonesome folk and neo-blues” Rolling Stone
“A standout performance…her razor-sharp guitar picking alone guarantees her a place among blues masters, but it’s her deep-hued voice that can change on a dime from brushed steel to melted toffee that commands attention.” New York Times
“Old time music, country and blues is woven together with a jaw-dropping voice and a natural gift for storytelling…from the moment she first opens her mouth you know you’re in for a helluva ride.” musicOMH
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