JBM Promotions and SGHR Present Amythyst Kiah

Amythyst Kiahs second studio album for Rounder Records, Still + Bright, delves into her expansive inner landscape: her enduring ties to Eastern spiritual traditions, an almost sacred bond with nature, wisdom gathered during her teenage years as a self-identified anime enthusiast and darkly inclined teenager, and more. Crafted by Butch Walker in his Nashville studioknown for producing Taylor Swift, Green Day, Weezerthe record blends her evocative narrative voice with a gothic, cinematic reinterpretation of the rootsy alt-rock that defined her 2021 breakthrough Wary + Strange, an album praised by Rolling Stone as one of the years finest country and Americana releases. Its sound ranges from distorted guitars and industrial rhythms to shimmering pedal steel and Kiahs delicate banjo playing, making it a significant addition to a body of work focused on the pain and pleasure of authentic self-exploration. This latest chapter in her evolving careermarked by joining Our Native Daughters (a group also featuring Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell)stems from a conscious shift in her songwriting method after composing her first track on a Fender acoustic at age thirteen. The album represents her first time collaborating with co-writers such as Tim Armstrong of punk legend status, Sadler Vaden (guitarist/vocalist for Jason Isbells 400 Unit), and Avi Kaplan from former Pentatonix. Though it moves away from the raw emotional intensity of its predecessorshaped by losing her mother to suicide at age seventeeneach song carries a hypnotic power born from boldly declaring her beliefs. Kiah demonstrates her unique talent for transforming her passions into songs that reveal fundamental truths about human nature, affirming Still + Bright as an artist who combines bold originality with unyielding depth.