Kyle Andrews
American singer
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Kyle Andrews is an American indie rock songwriter and performer born in Chicago and based in Nashville, Tennessee.[1]
Kyle Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 22, 1982 |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Occupation | Recording Artist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels | Badman Recording Co., Elephant Lady Records, Stay U |
| Website | http://www.kyleandrews.com |
Career
Andrews has released albums on Portland's Badman Recording Co. as well as his own Elephant Lady Records imprint.[2]
His 2010 song "You Always Make Me Smile" (co-written with friend Neil Mason) was featured in a worldwide Holiday Inn ad.[3] Andrews worked with students from the BYU AdLab and ad agency McCann Erickson to concept a music video for the song.[4] The resulting music video was filmed in Provo, Utah,[5][6] featuring Andrews singing in the middle of an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the largest water balloon fight with 3927 participants and 120,021 water balloons.[7] The video went viral.[8][9]
His interactive video for "Sushi" (directed by Dennis Liu) was made from 1.4 million tiles, and thousands of unique YouTube video stills.[citation needed] In 2010 it was shortlisted for the Guggenheim's YouTube Play Exhibit.[10]
His music has been used in other TV shows and commercials, including a worldwide television ad for Dell ("We Were Colors")[11] and a national television ad for Doritos ("Bombs Away").[12][unreliable source?] "You Always Make Me Smile" also appeared in an episode of ABC's Grey's Anatomy.[13][original research?][failed verification]
Although Kyle performs as a first-name/last-name artist, and self-recorded the majority of his discography, he plays live with a full band.
Andrews' fifth album, Robot Learn Love, was released August 16, 2011.[14]
Discography
- 2006 – Amos In Ohio
- 2007 – Find Love, Let Go
- 2008 – Real Blasty
- 2010 – Kangaroo EP
- 2010 – Bombs Away / We Were Colors (digital-only single)
- 2011 – Robot Learn Love
- 2013 – Brighter Than The Sun
- 2016 – Escape
- 2018 – Big Hearts Exploding