Amythyst Kiah's New Album, 'Still + Bright,' Destined for Many Best-of-Year Lists

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Ron Wynn
November 15, 2024
The Bluegrass Situation
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Singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah enjoys ignoring conventional wisdom and challenging notions she considers at best outdated and at worse reactionary and restrictive, regarding what music she should choose or what subjects she should address as an artist. But at the same time, she has never wanted anyone to label or pigeonhole her approach. Since 2010, Kiah has been steadily touring and recording, both solo and with other artists whose music also cuts across multiple thematic and idiomatic boundaries.

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Amythyst Kiah a Black woman with short curly hair, smiling and adjusting her polka-dot scarf, standing against a vibrant orange background. She wears a dark jean jacket adorned with a round pin.
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