Bio
A technician of the sacred, Adam Lytle writes songs that explore the darker regions of the heart. The New York songwriter has built a passionate following around the alluring sound of his nylon-string guitar and poetic lyrics. With his electrifying band, he transforms from a quiet, introspective artist to a powerhouse performer; seductive and menacing all at once.
After years of honing his craft, Lytle emerged at the turn of the decade as a distinctive voice in the tower of song. With its striking lyricism and evocative arrangements, his solo debut This Is The Fire drew comparisons to the work of Leonard Cohen, Townes Van Zandt, and Scott Walker. Audiences around the world took note as Lytle embarked on tours across Europe and the United States.
Arriving a little over a year after its predecessor, the new album Altars is the fruit of his long running collaboration with producer Jonathan Schenke. While Lytle’s guitar and voice still take center stage, gone is the monumental orchestra which lifted his debut. In its place, there is something more earthbound, more opaque; a cacophony of screeching metal, blown-out amps and apocalyptic rhythm. A ferocious sound crafted from the wreckage of the modern American landscape.
Altars is a record that arrives at a moment of great turmoil. The air is thick with the promise of something dark and destructive. Where many artists have stood at the edge of this darkness and turned back, Lytle leads us deeper into the void. He sings for the ones who feel too much, the ones whose hearts beat in rhythm with the sorrow of the world, the ones who have loved, lost, but are still standing. Like the great poets of the underworld, his songs echo in the silence long after they’ve ended.
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RIYL
Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Townes Van Zandt, Scott Walker, Patti Smith
In The Press
“Lytle…wields his nylon-string guitar like a scalpel, peeling back the skin of American mythos”
- Post Punk
“Lytle’s haunted vocal delivery has an understated capacity for near-theatrical depth.”
- Magnet Magazine
“Reminiscent of sounds that have been championed by greats like Leonard Cohen or Scott Walker– but a new edginess brings a cinematic, Nick Cave-esque feel to his stories”
- Occult Magazine
“a slow-burning odyssey that twists and turns through a fever dream of existential searching.”
- It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine
“Extremely well-written tales of darkness”
- Americana UK
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