THIS IS THE FIRE
OUT 10.20.23
GENRE
Folk, Gothic-Folk, Singer-Songwriter, Indie-Folk, Psych-Folk
THEMES
Sexuality, depression, death, religion, politics.
RIYL
Nick Cave, Jessica Pratt, Marissa Nadler, Kevin Morby, Townes Van Zandt, Leonard Cohen
For This is the Fire, the American musician enlisted arranger Trey Pollard (Faye Webster, Kevin Morby) to cloak his stark, lyric-driven performances in dramatic orchestral arrangements.
Over the course of ten tracks, Lytle explores themes of death, religion, love and violence with an immediacy reflective of the fragmented nature of our time. From the convulsive beauty of the opening track “At Your Command'' there is a clear sense of a fearless artist confident in his vision. The album was mixed and mastered by longtime collaborator, Jonathan Schenke (Liars, Parquet Courts). Contributions from Ryan Jewell (Ryley Walker), Scott Colberg (Calexico), James Preston, and Cameron Kapoor further enrich Lytle’s symbolic landscapes. The result is a vivid collection of songs that achieve greater depths of mystery and meaning with time.