CP: <\/strong>Tell me about recording this album. I know it\u2019s really different from some of the other work you\u2019ve done, so I\u2019m curious how you arrived at this sound.<\/em><\/p>\n KE: <\/strong>Getting to this record was a really interesting journey. I\u2019m originally from North Carolina just outside of Raleigh. I never really listened to country growing up, but all of my songs leading up to this always had that alt-country sound. There\u2019s something about the sound of my voice matched with an acoustic guitar that just gives it that extra twang, and while my material isn\u2019t country music, it always had that color. So when I started working with DJ\u2019s on some of the electronica projects, what really surprised me was listening to the final mix. When I heard my voice paired with the tracks, it brought out a completely different color in my voice. It\u2019s like when you wear something blue, and you put something orange next to it, both colors just pop. That was what was happening with the sound of my voice. It really started to \u201cpop\u201d and change colors with the different instrumentation. I was really into experimenting with those electric sounds and my voice.<\/em><\/p>\n CP: <\/strong>Did you purposely start writing with the idea that you were going to make a record? KE: <\/strong>I started writing in January, and I really had no intention of making a record. I was just writing because I had something to say. I have a really clear memory of what really started the whole thing. I was driving home from getting a house-plant actually. It\u2019s really random, but I was driving home, and the sun was setting and it was just this gorgeous scene. The verse for \u201cEye of Your Storm\u201d just appeared in my head. The song just started unraveling so effortlessly\u2014 I\u2019m sure it was probably brewing for a while. But I went home and wrote the song, and it really opened the floodgates. Songs just started coming out really easily, and eventually it became clear that I had a record. It was interesting for me because the process was really organic. I\u2019ve always had a plan for recording. This time it just happened, and I think it went really well.<\/em><\/p>\n The other thing that was really different when I was writing this record was writing to drum loops. Instead of just strumming things on my guitar, I\u2019d turn on drum loops in Garageband and really actively imagine the groove of the song. Some of the loops actually made it to the record in some form or another. It was also really cool to let the loops influence some of the phrasing of the lyrics and melody. It was a totally new way to write for me, and I found it really inspiring.<\/em><\/p>\n CP: <\/strong>Totally. Changing how you actually start the writing process can completely change the game.<\/em><\/p>\n KE: <\/strong>Definitely. And you know, there\u2019s actually one more thing that really inspired me too. So, I\u2019m addicted to the show Parenthood, and there was this song, \u201cLove and Permanence\u201d by Azure Ray that was featured on one episode. It\u2019s such a gorgeous song. It\u2019s very understated and ambient. It\u2019s vibey. I love it. It\u2019s got this tremelo Wurlitzer sound, and the bass\u2014 that song was totally what sent me down the rabbit hole.<\/em><\/p>\n CP: <\/strong>I\u2019ve been dying to ask you this, and I apologize in advance for the geeky gear question, but I\u2019ve seen you play a Nord in some of your videos, and I\u2019ve been so curious about whether or not that keyboard had an influence in your writing for this record. I know for me, when I bought my Nord, it completely changed the way I approached writing, and after listening to your record with all the Rhodes and Wurlitzer on there, I thought you might\u2019ve had a similar experience. Did you write any of the songs for this record using that keyboard?<\/em><\/p>\n KE:<\/strong> You know, I actually didn\u2019t. The Nord is badass, but I actually have a Yamaha keyboard at home that I used. The keys are weighted, so it feels more natural than the Nord to me. The Nord was in my husband\u2019s studio, and I just like the ease of touring with it. It\u2019s light, has great sounds, and it pretty easy to use. I\u2019m actually relatively low-tech, so this whole experience of changing sounds on the keyboard and stuff has been totally different for me.<\/em><\/p>\n CP: <\/strong>It sounds like you’ve had a blast experimenting with this album.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n KE: <\/strong>Oh yeah. Bill Lefler and I really worked well together. He produced the album. He had done some electronic kind of stuff before, so it was a cool fit. Everyday was like Christmas with all of the new sounds. I think being in the studio was some of the most fun I had all year. I wish it could be like that every day. <\/em><\/p>\n CP: <\/strong>Tell me a little bit about what our audience can expect to hear at your show on Sunday.<\/em><\/p>\n KE:<\/strong> For this show, I\u2019ll be playing as a duo with my husband. It\u2019s really tough to travel with a full band, so he and I have really worked to create a much bigger sound. We\u2019ll be playing a lot of different instruments- I\u2019ll be playing bass on some songs, guitar on others, keys. It\u2019s really fun and exciting. It\u2019s so different from what I used to do, but I love the collision of a great song, the voice, and new sonic elements. I\u2019m so hungry for more of that. <\/em><\/p>\n Be sure to catch Kyler England & Erick Macek this Sunday, November 13 here at Anthology, and definitely check out both her new record Electric Hum <\/em>and some of the songs that inspired her most on Spotify by clicking the links below!<\/p>\n Electric Hum<\/a> WHAT: <\/em>Kyler England & Erick Macek<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" An Interview With Kyler England by: Casey Pukl I can\u2019t even express my level of geeky songwriter excitement as I sat down to write this up. This interview really wasn\u2019t a typical interview\u2014 it was more of a discussion rather than a q&a. This is what happens when a songwriter tries to interview another songwriter. 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<\/a>I can\u2019t even express my level of geeky songwriter excitement as I sat down to write this up. This interview really wasn\u2019t a typical interview\u2014 it was more of a discussion rather than a q&a. This is what happens when a songwriter tries to interview another songwriter. They geek out about keyboards, sounds, the mutual friends they never knew they had, and what it \u201cfeels\u201d like to have songs just pour out of your eyes. OK, so maybe Kyler\u2019s new record Electric Hum<\/em> didn\u2019t pour out of her eyes per se, but it certainly came from a deep place of inspiration. I mean really, who would’ve thought writing a record would start with a trip home from picking out the perfect house-plant? Seriously\u2014 not joking about that. Fortunately, that’s just the kind of inspired writer Kyler England is, and she was kind enough to open up and tell me all about it.<\/p>\n
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\nKyler England’s Influences<\/a><\/p>\n
\nWHEN: <\/span>Sunday, November 13, 2011, 7:00pm <\/strong><\/em>
\nTICKETS: $10-$23 <\/span>Buy Tickets<\/a><\/em>
\nMORE INFO: <\/span>Artist Profile<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n