# Shoegazers Father/Son NYTE SKYE Unveil New Album ‘Vanishing’ Out Now!

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/shoegazers-father-son-nyte-skye-unveil-new-album-vanishing-out-now/
- Published: 2023-01-12T12:00:00-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

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**Father And Son Duo**
**NYTE SKYE****Unveil Atmospheric Debut Album **_**Vanishing**_**
Out Today **_**via**_** Sonic Ritual**

**JANUARY 10, 2022 (San Rafael, CA)** – “_**Vanishing **_feels like it references
our changed lives and all the things we used to do that we don’t do anymore. Friends
we have lost touch with, social habits that are now different… It vanished, and 
in a lot of ways will never be the same,” says **Nyles Lannon **of Northern California-
based alt-rock band **NYTE SKYE** about their delightfully ethereal debut, [_**Vanishing**_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=9532977243&e=615f2b8493),
out today, _via _**Sonic Ritual**. Harboring feelings about the strange effects 
the pandemic had impacted on the world, “…the songs on Vanishing capture the little
ways my son and I were coping with those early days of the pandemic; some reflective
and poignant, some escapist, some playful,” he further explains. “Music was our 
bond and in some ways our guiding light. It gave us a focused goal while we processed
what was happening, together in our little world,” Nyles adds. 

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**NYTE SKYE**
Photo credit: **Seth Affoumado**

Building on the synergistic family dynamic of vocalist/guitarist Nyles (who hails
from the celebrated shoegaze band **Film School**) and his son** Skye Lannon** (
who recorded this album when he was only 12 years old) on drums, Nyte Skye was formed
of equal parts frustration from quarantined sheltering that COVID brought and the
boundless creativity that arose from having nowhere to go and nothing to do. 

“When writing _Vanishing_, some of the songs were from jams, some from demos that
Skye or I came up with. Songs were continuously evolving through the recording process;
we would always end up changing a song quite a bit based on cool things that were
happening while recording. That was one of the coolest aspects of recording at home.
It was really fun to see how songs would develop, they got so much better. We found
a sound, just naturally it all seemed to just flow. I found through this whole process
that Skye has great natural instincts, it has been so interesting to see those instincts
seemingly come out of nowhere.”  

Featuring classic Shoegaze fused with elements of dream-pop, chillwave, and vintage
synthy soundscapes complimented by bits of experimental quirk, the inviting set 
features prior singles “[**Take Me Up Again**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=889b6ab48a&e=615f2b8493),”
and the reverb-drenched “[**Dream State (I’m Vanishing)**](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=b5f43c8e6a&e=615f2b8493)”
alongside tracks that expand the album’s emotional palette. “**Guided by a Hand**”
exudes an air of mystery, tugging at the imagination with undeniable groove; “**
I’m A Drag**” explores a darker, more introspective mood with comparatively organic
musical textures while the mostly instrumental “**Moon Rabbit**” indulges a penchant
for industrial knob-twiddling. The album closes with “**Two Wolves In The Heart**,”
referencing the Native American tale, “The Story of the Two Wolves.”   While the
emotional toll of lockdown fades, the creative nucleus of Nyte Skye stays rooted
in a similar foundation to that of Film School, building and expanding on it while
incorporating elements of other bands that the duo loves: **The Cure**, **Spiritualized**,**
Elliott Smith**, and **The Police** (one of Skye’s main influences is **Stewart 
Copeland**), to name a few. “I am so grateful for this connection we have,” beams
Nyles. “Do we drive each other crazy sometimes? Of course. He always needs to have
food when we play, for instance, otherwise, everything becomes about food. Sometimes
I have to remind myself that he is still a kid in some ways and hasn’t been playing
in bands for 30 years like me. Yet, when he plays, he is just a damn good drummer.”

Ultimately, not only did working on music help the duo cope with a uniquely challenging
situation, but just being stuck at home helped stoke their creativity. “Music was
the only thing I did during the pandemic, besides online school,” Skye says. “It
gave us all this time we didn’t have before to make the album.” For Nyles—knowing
they might never have that kind of time again—to be able to put out a record with
his son is, simply, “a dream come true.”  

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_**VANISHING**_

[[_**VANISHING**_**
Tracklist

1.“[Dream State (I’m Vanishing)](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=05cfd55285&e=615f2b8493)“2. “
Guided By A Hand”3. “Doing Time”4. “[Take Me Up Again](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=7d15010313&e=615f2b8493)“5. “
Moon Rabbit”6. “Take Your Love7. “I’m A Drag”8.  “Gonna Be Alright”9. “Faded”10.“
Two Wolves In The Heart”

**Nyte Skye **is **Nyles Lannon **(_vocals, guitars_) and **Skye Lannon **(_drums_)
with additional contributions from **Zach Rogue** (_Rogue Wave_), **Nichole Kreglow**(
_backup vocals_), lyricist **Neil Rodenmeyer **(_Lupa Rosa_), and **Ian McDonald**(
_FUTRVST_). **_Vanishing_** was written, recorded, and produced by Nyles Lannon 
and Skye Lannon and mixed by **Dan Long **(_Local Natives, Film School, Kevin Devine_).

Nyte Skye’s new debut album [_**Vanishing**_](https://reybee.us13.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67b4587af2b2ef9aa80ed984&id=923c97be05&e=615f2b8493)
is out now _via_ **Sonic Ritual **(Queen Kwong, Imaad Wasif, Gypsum) and is available
on all streaming platforms.

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