John Kyle

Music Artist - Gothic Psych Folk / Alternative Rock

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Music Artist Bio

John Kyle is a uniquely engaging singer/songwriter with a dark poetic vibe and a musical style that’s been compared to Neil Young, R.E.M. and Elliott Smith. He’s gone from busking in Harvard Square to performing music festivals and songwriter showcases across the United States.

Influenced by melancholy and meaningful music from all genres, John’s acoustic-guitar centered songs, both somber and soaring, capture his ethos of making music to form deep connections by showing people that they’re not alone in the dark and there’s a reason for hope.

Rising from melancholic guitar chords into moving, rock-infused anthems, songs like Soon and Rosemary see John Kyle embracing his influences, echoing the essence of artists such as Pink Floyd and Radiohead while channeling them into his own emotional pieces.

In his own words, John Kyle’s process is organic and straight from the heart – “I don’t set out to write a song about this or that. My songs rise on their own out of somewhere, and I just try to let the meaning and the message reveal itself, in music and words. I write and sing songs that I feel down to my core because that’s where they come from.”

John Kyle is releasing new music and touring across California during the coming months.

My Story, Part One – John Kyle

I was three years old when my dad put Johnny Cash’s Live at Folsom Prison into my Fisher Price cassette player. I played that tape over and over until I could sing every song by heart. You could say I cut my teeth on the “Man In Black.”

There’s always mystery, melancholy and something deep and real in the music that I love best. From Beethoven’s “Moonlight Sonata” to Simon and Garfunkel’s “The Sound of Silence” to Radiohead’s “Let Down.” And of course, Johnny Cash singing death songs to prisoners to give them hope. Or at least let them know somebody gives a damn.

These songs are magical, the ones that give us the chills, stop us dead in our tracks and feel the beauty washing over us, even make us cry, and we play them over and over because they’re so great. My life has been “saved by rock and roll” many times. Music like this moved me, inspired me, and let me know I was not alone.

I want to pay these songs back, to “pay it forward,” to create deep, meaningful songs that reach people in the darkness. I want to write the “kind of song that truly saves people.”

I invite you to come see me play live. Sharing music with a live audience is where magic truly happens.

Come over to my Patreon page for exclusive live and behind-the-scenes videos, song demos, the stories behind my songs, and more.

I hope my music helps you know that you’re not alone.

🖤 John

PS. Want to know more of my story? Join me at free.johnkyle.com/moon

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John Kyle rocks! Dude - you put us into the 5th dimension and we want more! Oh, yeah... you have a 100-watt smile. Are you really hanging out in New England until October?

Scott Flanders

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2018-09-07T02:18:28-07:00

Scott Flanders

John Kyle rocks! Dude - you put us into the 5th dimension and we want more! Oh, yeah... you have a 100-watt smile. Are you really hanging out in New England until October?
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/john-kyle-rocks
Anyone who missed John Kyle at Flask Lounge this past Wednesday missed an artist performing with cosmic passion.

Scott Flanders

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2018-09-30T22:19:20-07:00

Scott Flanders

Anyone who missed John Kyle at Flask Lounge this past Wednesday missed an artist performing with cosmic passion.
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/an-artist-performing-with-cosmic-passion
Babar Hassan
One of the most beautiful songs ever.

Babar Hassan

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2019-11-21T17:40:23-08:00

Babar Hassan

Babar Hassan
One of the most beautiful songs ever.
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/babar-hassan-one-of-the-most-beautiful-songs-ever
What a beautiful, haunting song.

Jimmy M.

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2019-11-14T19:27:23-08:00

Jimmy M.

What a beautiful, haunting song.
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/what-a-beautiful-haunting-song
JESUS! What a cover! It touched my heart and made me cry...

Martin Reynals

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2019-08-02T01:55:53-07:00

Martin Reynals

JESUS! What a cover! It touched my heart and made me cry...
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/4191
Haunting, dark, poetic lyrics. The music is fantastic. Very well done. (Summer Came)

Lora B.

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2018-09-07T03:20:09-07:00

Lora B.

Haunting, dark, poetic lyrics. The music is fantastic. Very well done. (Summer Came)
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/haunting-dark-poetic-lyrics
Your song Soon gave me goosebumps!

Sibour

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2018-10-15T23:48:00-07:00

Sibour

Your song Soon gave me goosebumps!
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/goosebumps
I love this song so much. Could be used in a Twilight Saga movie. And this voice!!!

ForestG

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2019-11-09T22:51:02-08:00

ForestG

I love this song so much. Could be used in a Twilight Saga movie. And this voice!!!
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/forestg-i-love-this-song-so-much
Your music needs to be shared! You truly are a great artist John Kyle....WOW! Hope to catch a gig when I am traveling through the US...

@BunnzCee

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2019-10-02T21:08:09-07:00

@BunnzCee

Your music needs to be shared! You truly are a great artist John Kyle....WOW! Hope to catch a gig when I am traveling through the US...
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/your-music-needs-to-be-shared
Wonderful. Your voice reminds me of the lead singer of R.E.M.

@followthepassion82

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2018-09-07T02:45:22-07:00

@followthepassion82

Wonderful. Your voice reminds me of the lead singer of R.E.M.
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/wonderful
John, you are an amazing performer. I wish you well as a troubadour 😎 I hope you'll be back here again sometime.

George H.

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2019-02-18T22:25:05-08:00

George H.

John, you are an amazing performer. I wish you well as a troubadour 😎 I hope you'll be back here again sometime.
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/john-you-are-an-amazing-performer
I just listened to Soon and I love it! I’m thinking #1 soon!!!

Kathie Morris

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2019-10-02T21:22:36-07:00

Kathie Morris

I just listened to Soon and I love it! I’m thinking #1 soon!!!
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/i-just-listened-to-your-latest-soon-and-i-love-it
Your song Summer Came was in my head driving home and this morning. Love that song. Very well written.

Gary Jamieson

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2018-09-07T02:36:31-07:00

Gary Jamieson

Your song Summer Came was in my head driving home and this morning. Love that song. Very well written.
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/love-that-song
I just read your lyrics to your songs and I started crying while reading Rain. Those are really good. How do you come up with lyrics like that?

@ummelt

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2018-09-07T02:51:53-07:00

@ummelt

I just read your lyrics to your songs and I started crying while reading Rain. Those are really good. How do you come up with lyrics like that?
https://www.johnkyle.com/testimonials/i-started-crying
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John Kyle ★ 𝖒𝖚𝖘𝖎𝖈 𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖎𝖘𝖙
O my love, please don't cry You are the apple of m O my love, please don't cry
You are the apple of my eye
When all your wishing wells run dry
I shall replenish your supply
JOHN KYLE - "Apple" Live at @cafeugly 2/20/23 
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Wolves, voices in my head, and @publicenemy. Rea Wolves, voices in my head, and @publicenemy. 
Read the story behind my song "Given Me" https://www.patreon.com/posts/given-me-story-73817924
#storybehindthesong #love #kindness #patience #peace
You may not know it, but I came close to leaving t You may not know it, but I came close to leaving the planet in 2013. Read my story and hear my song on Patreon. 
https://www.patreon.com/posts/grow-wings-71184218 <- copy that or click link in bio
#SuicideAwareness #SuicidePrevention
Help me keep creating songs and stories by becoming a Patron for as little as $1/month - click link in bio
Stone cold chillin at @bradysyachtclub #santacru Stone cold chillin at @bradysyachtclub 
#santacruz #divebar #bradysyachtclub #bradysyachtclubsantacruz
My cover of "Metal Heart" by Cat Power. Borrowed w My cover of "Metal Heart" by Cat Power.
Borrowed with love from @catpowerofficial 🖤
Find the reasons why https://www.patreon.com/johnkyle
#catpower #metalheart #chanmarshall #coversongs #coversong #songsthatsavedmylife #songsthatmakemecry #beautifulsong #beautifulsongs #sadsong #sadsongs #bestsong #bestsongs #bestsongever #bestsongsever #igmusic #johnkyle #johnkylemusic
For the past year I've been locked away studying m For the past year I've been locked away studying music like Arvo Pärt -
"Pärt entered the first of several periods of contemplative silence, during which he studied choral music from the 14th to 16th centuries." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvo_P%C3%A4rt
Lyric video for original song "Diesirae" by JOHN KYLE - Gothic Folk Rock, Alternative Rock  Slowcore, Sadcore. 
Music and lyrics © 2021 John Calvin Kyle IV. All Rights Reserved. Still Awake Music/ASCAP. 
All sounds by John Kyle. 
📜 Read the story behind "Diesirae" at https://www.patreon.com/posts/56850006
#johnkylemusic #johnkyle #diesirae #newmusic #gothicfolkrock #indiemusic #melancholymusic #darkmusic #sadcore #slowcore #alternativemusic #psychfolk #trippymusic #instamusic #igtvmusic #igmusic #esotericmusic #musick
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