Kyle Forester is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and singer-songwriter best known as a member of the band

Crystal Stilts Crystal Stilts is an American post-punk band from Brooklyn, New York City, United States, though their founding members, Brad Hargett and JB Townsend, were originally from Florida. History Crystal Stilts was formed in 2003 by Brad Hargett and JB ...

Biography

Forester joined

The Ladybug Transistor The Ladybug Transistor is a Brooklyn-based indie pop group associated with The Elephant Six Collective. History Started in 1995 by Gary Olson, Edward Powers and Javier Villegas, The Ladybug Transistor released '' Marlborough Farms'' the sa ...

in 2006, participating in the recording of the Here Comes the Rain EP. He joined

that same year, first appearing on record on the single "Love is a Wave". In 2009, Forester composed and recorded the soundtrack for the film

Breaking Upwards ''Breaking Upwards'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Daryl Wein, starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Wein, Julie White, Peter Friedman, Andrea Martin, and Pablo Schreiber. It explores a 20-something, real-life New York couple bat ...

. In April 2016, Forester was asked by

Jarvis Taveniere Woods or The Woods may refer to: Common meanings * Woodland * Forest * Wood, solid material from trees or shrubs Places United States * Woods, Kentucky * Woods, Oregon * Woods, a municipality in Liberty County, Florida * The Woods, a nei ...

to join the DIY pioneers Woods as a multi-instrumentalist focusing on Rhodes, saxophone and percussion. He accepted, but has chosen to miss important gigs to focus on his solo career. On May 20, 2016, Forester released his debut solo album, ''Kyle Forester'' on Flying Moonlight Records. On February 21, 2020, he released a second solo album, entitled "Hearts in Gardens".

Selected discography

As Solo Artist * Breaking Upwards (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2009) * Kyle Forester (2016) * Hearts in Gardens (2020) With The Ladybug Transistor * ''Here Comes the Rain'' (2006) * ''

Can't Wait Another Day ''Can't Wait Another Day'' is an album by the Brooklyn indie pop band The Ladybug Transistor, and the last with the drummer San Fadyl. It was released on June 5, 2007, by Merge Records. Critical reception ''Exclaim!'' wrote that "this is far from ...

'' (2007) * ''

Clutching Stems ''Clutching Stems'' is an album by the indie pop band The Ladybug Transistor. It was released on June 7, 2011, by Merge Records. Reception ''Clutching Stems'' received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic Metacritic is a website ...

'' (2011) With Crystal Stilts * "Love Is a Wave" b/w "Sugarbaby" 7" (

Slumberland Records Slumberland Records is an American independent record label, formed in 1989 in Washington, D.C. and based in Oakland, California. The label has released recordings by Velocity Girl, Honeybunch, Lilys, Stereolab, Evans The Death, St. Christopher ...

and

Angular Recording Corporation Angular Recording Corporation was an independent record label founded in New Cross, South East London. It was established in June 2003 by two ex-Goldsmiths College students, Joe Daniel and Joe Margetts, who reclaimed a local Ordnance Survey Tr ...

, 2009) * "Shake the Shackles" 7" (

, 2010) * '' In Love with Oblivion'' (

Fortuna Pop! Fortuna POP! was an English independent record label based in London, started in 1995 by Sean Price. It specialised in indie pop music. Fortuna POP! previously promoted gigs under the banner of The Beat Hotel and then Basement Scam at the Buffal ...

(UK) and

(US), 2011) * '' Radiant Door EP'' ( Sacred Bones, 2011) * "Precarious Stair" b/w "Temptation Inside Of Your Heart" (

Little Teddy Recordings Little Teddy Recordings is an Austro-German independent record label based in Munich, Bavaria, established in 1990 by Andreas Freiberger and Armin Kasperas as a platform for their band The Bartlebees. The label has gone on to release recordings, ...

, 2011) * "Through the Floor" 7" (

, 2011) * ''

Nature Noir ''Nature Noir'' is the third studio album by Brooklyn-based band Crystal Stilts, which was released on September 16, 2013 in the UK and September 17 in the US. The album is the follow-up to 2011's '' In Love with Oblivion'' and 2008's debut '' ...

'' ( Sacred Bones, 2013) With People * 3xaWoman (Telegraph Harp, 2014)

References

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