“I've had so many different ways that I've described my music,” says singer-songwriter Amythyst Kiah, “but it’s always been important to me, to allow myself to explore.” That’s exactly what she’s doing on her latest EP, Pensive Pop—bringing new life and depth to pop-rock songs like Green Day’s “Hitchin’ A Ride” and Katy Perry’s “Chained To The Rhythm” in ways that draw out the soulful heart of those tunes. In this episode, Amythys Kiah and Margo Price dig into how therapy has deepened her songwriting, the expansiveness of the country genre and Kiah’s predictions for the future of the country music scene. 

Show Notes: 
Amythyst Kiah’s EP, Pensive Pop, is available to stream and purchase now.

This fall, Amythyst Kiah is on tour across the United States and Europe. On November 4, Amythyst Kiah will perform Songs of Our Native Daughters with fellow collaborators Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell at Carnegie Hall. 

Amythyst Kiah’s gym workout recommendation is Cutthroat Shamrock’s There Is A Time.
 

Credits:
Runaway Horses is produced by work by work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Kathleen Ottinger and Emily Shaw. The show is mixed by Sam Bair. Our recording engineers are Nick Byrd, Will Grieg, Thad Kopec, and Lake Wilson. Special thanks to Amy Schmalz and Maddie Case at Monotone, Jazz Atkin at Loma Vista, and Joe Dawson at Sonos. The show’s theme song is Nowhere Fast off of Margo Price's album, All American Made.