WFPK Song of the Day: Amythyst Kiah "Play God And Destroy The World" (feat. S.G. Goodman)

GRAMMY-winning singer, songwriter, and banjoist Amythyst Kiah has announced her upcoming album, Still + Bright , with the lead single that features Kentucky’s own S.G. Goodman entitled, “ Play God and Destroy the World .”

Kiah shared the inspiration behind the song that she initially wrote when she was 15: “The Matrix was a foundational movie for me, in which I realized that suburbia is a facade meant for people to deceive each other of their humanity through a protocol of platitudes and whispers behind each other’s backs.”

The new Butch Walker produced album features musical collaborations with S.G. Goodman, Billy Strings and co-writes with Walker, Sadler Vaden, guitarist for Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit, and punk legend Tim Armstrong, co-founder of Operation Ivy and Rancid.

“On the last record it felt so cathartic to write about all the pain I was dealing with, but this time the songs came from a place of finding joy in the music,” says Kiah. “In the past I felt so mired down with anxiety that I sometimes held back from what I really wanted to write about; I felt like I needed to play it safe and keep certain thoughts to myself. But now I’m at a point where I’m confident in what I value and love, and because of that I’ve made the album I’ve always wanted to make.”

Still + Bright will be released October 25 via Rounder Records.

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