Kylee Phillips

PRESS:

• Local Spins: "Michigan’s Kylee Phillips turns pain into ‘redemptive’ cinematic pop on debut recording"

• The Stratton Setlist (Oct. 2023): "Inside Out – Kylee Phillips Gets Vulnerable and Introspective on New “Long Time Coming” EP"

• The Stratton Setlist (Apr. 2024): "DuPont Phillips Combines Catalogs and Influences for New ‘Big Sky Sessions’ EP"

• The Stratton Setlist (Oct. 2024): "Best Practices — Kylee Phillips Shares “The Good Parts” of Her Personal Journey on New EP"

• Shoutout Michigan: "Meet Kylee Phillips"

• Canvas Rebel: "Meet Kylee Phillips"

• Harbor Country News: "Kylee Phillips number one in Acorn Singer Songwriter Competition"

• eCurrent: "Michigan Artists Kylee Phillips and Kyle Joe to Share The Ark Stage"

 

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VIDEO/PODCAST:

• Mitten Music Podcast (DuPont Phillips)

• The District Sessions (Song for Sam)

• The District Sessions (Out There Somewhere)

• Kylee Phillips: Anywhere The Needle Drops

• Acoustic Alternatives with Kylee Phillips and John Bommarito

• Behind the Mic w/ Pam Rossi

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Review: “The Good Parts”

Holly Holtzclaw (Local Spins)

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What Stands Out: Southeast Michigan pop singer-songwriter Kylee Phillips shares her mantras and methods for staying grounded and finding the positives in life on her latest EP. Phillips’ may have branded her music as “sad girl pop,” but the optimistic spin and uplifting pop production she brings to “The Good Parts” is a breath of fresh air. Phillips’ personal anecdotes and introspective lyrics have become signature elements across her projects and this EP builds on these as Phillips’ storytelling becomes even more candid.
Digging Deeper: “The Good Parts” examines the progression from past, present and future. In “31” Phillips seems to address her younger self and give the advice she wishes she could have heard then. There are several moments where Phillips addresses that she still faces anxieties and insecurities, but assures the listener that those things cannot stop her from growing and finding her happiness. The final track, “Beautiful Still,” implies that there is still a version of Phillips in the future that she has yet to meet who is even further along on her healing journey than she is presently. In the opening track Phillips sings, “I’ve been trying to take a look in the mirror, but most days I’d rather look away” and by the end of the EP, she begins to form a new outlook on self-worth and wonders if, “Maybe the mirror won’t only reflect what I’m trying to be this morning, maybe I’ll know what I’d rather see.”

Perfect For: Fans of outspoken female pop artists with excellent storytelling skills; Maggie Rogers fans in particular.