The track featuring SG Goodman is the first release from Resident + BrightKia album produced by Butch Walker
Amethyst Kyah will release her new album, Resident + BrightThe album was released on October 25. Produced by Butch Walker, it features 12 songs from the singer-songwriter and banjo player, as well as some collaborations.
The first pair brings together Kia and SG Goodman and serves as an advertisement. Resident + BrightTitled “Play God and Destroy the World,” it's a reference to a song Kiah wrote as a teenager. While this version is ultimately different from the original, its title—inspired by the 1999 sci-fi film—is matrix – Remains.
“matrix “This film was a foundation for me, as I realized that suburbia is a front for people to deceive each other about their humanity through a protocol of clichés and whispers behind each other’s backs,” Kiah said in a statement.
Besides Goodman's appearance, Resident + Bright The album includes a song with Billy Strings (“I Will Not Go Down”), a song with Walker (“Silk and Petals”), and another with singer Avi Kaplan (“Die Slowly Without Complaint”). Walker wrote or co-wrote all twelve songs. The closing track “People's Prayer” was written with Tim Armstrong, co-founder of Operation Ivy and Rancid.
Resident + Bright The album will be released by Rounder Records, and Kiah will support the album with a fall tour that includes an August 9 appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.
Resident + Bright Playlist:
1. “Play God and Destroy the World” (featuring SG Goodman) (Amethyst Kyah, Sadler Faden)
2. “Space” (Kia)
3. “Empire of Love”Kia, Sean McConnell)
4. “I Won't Fall” (featuring Billy Strings) (Kia, Butch Walker)
5. “Silk and Petals” (featuring Butch Walker) (Kiah)
6. “Dying Slowly Without Complaining” (with Avi Kaplan)Kia, Jeremy Lotito, Avi Kaplan)
7. “The Gods Under the Mountain” (Kia, McConnell)
8. “Dead Stars” (Kia)
9. “Dark Matter” (Kia)
10. “Let’s see ourselves outside” (Kia)
11. “I will never be alone” (Kia, Walker)
12. “The People’s Prayer”Kia, Tim Armstrong)
