Kye Kye
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Origin | Portland, Oregon, U.S.[1] |
Genres | Electropop,[1][2] indietronica[2] |
Years active | 2010[3] | –present
Labels | Valga |
Website |
kyekyemusic |
Members |
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Kye Kye (stylized KYE KYE) is an American indietronica band from Portland, Oregon that formed in 2010.[1][2][3] The band is made up of the Estonian-born Yagolnikov siblings Olga and Timothy.[4] They released their first studio album in 2011 entitled Young Love that was released independently by the band.[3] The band got more success commercially and critically out of their second LP entitled Fantasize that released in early 2014 by Valga Records, which is an independent record label.[5]
Background
The band started in 2010, and its members the three Estonian-born Yagolnikov siblings Olga on lead vocals and guitar, Alex on keyboards and Timothy on programming, keyboards and guitar, and Olga's husband Thomas Phelan on the drums.[4][6]
The band are self professed Christians, however, they are not a Christian-band.[1]
Band history
In 2011, the band released their first album, Young Love, independently.[3] In 2014, they released Fantasize with independent record label Valga Records.[2]
- Fantasize
They released their second studio album entitled Fantasize on January 21, 2014.[2] For the Billboard charting week of February 8, 2014, the album charted at Nos. 7 and 50 on the Top Heatseekers Albums and Independent Albums charts.[5] The album was met with positive reviews from CCM Magazine,[7] Knoxville News Sentinel,[6] and Indie Vision Music.[2]
Members
- Olga Yagolnikov Phelan – vocals, guitar
- Timothy Yagolnikov – programming, keyboards, guitar
- Thomas Phelan - drums
- Alex Yagolnikov - keyboards
Discography
- Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions[5] | |
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US HEAT |
US INDIE | ||
Young Love |
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Fantasize |
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7[8] | 50[9] |
References
- 1 2 3 4 Frochtzwajg, Jonathan (January 22, 2014). "Do Portland-area electro-pop act Kye Kye a favor: Never call them a Christian band". The Oregonian. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Zandi, Ian (April 1, 2014). "Kye Kye – Fantasize | Reviews". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 Kye Kye (2010). "Kye Kye - About". Facebook. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Collar, Matt. "Kye Kye | Biography". AllMusic. Rovi. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- 1 2 3 AllMusic. "Kye Kye | Awards". Rovi. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Campbell, Chuck (January 14, 2014). "'Tuned In' review: Kye Kye's fantasy proves quite dreamy". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ↑ Conner, Matt (June 1, 2014). "Kye Kye: Fantasize (Valga)" (PDF). CCM Magazine. Salem Publishing. p. 37. ISSN 1524-7848. Retrieved May 29, 2014.
- ↑ Billboard (February 8, 2014). "Heatseekers Albums : February 8, 2014". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ↑ Billboard.biz (February 8, 2014). "Independent Albums : February 8, 2014". Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 20, 2014.