DYLAN PYLES
(KANSAS CITY)
photo by Film Soup Productions
Dylan Pyles is a musician and songwriter from Kansas City. Currently, he releases music as a solo artist and plays in KC-based hardcore band Canyons. He released Popular Songs for the Heart, his first proper solo album, in 2019. In March of 2020, he released Evil Music for an Ugly World. Both records were written and recorded by Pyles at his home. He plays all the instruments on his solo records, but performs live with a variety of friends from the KC music scene.
Pyles has been active in the KC music scene since he was 16, and has played in a variety of bands and released music as a solo artist for over a decade. His current projects range from country-tinged singer-songwriter tunes to instrumental guitar music. Aside from this solo project, Pyles is also a manager and record buyer at Mills Record Company and co-owner of Wise Blood Books in Westport, KC.
PRESS
…a unique sense of tragedy, heartbreak and…forlorn lyrics strewn throughout… - GRRRL Music
…whiskey-soaked…a rugged, down-home feel… - Look At My Records!
…jangly and endearing country rock…feeling fully forlorn. - Shuttlecock Music Magazine