Bio
Kyle Bagwell is a singer-songwriter living in Northern California and hailing from a small town in the Texas Panhandle. His songs combine strong melodies and evocative story telling, reflecting the influences of classic country artists like Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard as well as modern country artists like Charley Crockett and Colter Wall. His debut EP, Love's Gone Again, is composed of six original songs that feature recurring themes of hardship and elusive hope. The songs are available on all major platforms including Spotify.
With Anna Troy, Bagwell is also in Bagwell & Troy, an Americana roots band with strong blues, country, folk and singer-songwriter influences.
Music
Kyle Bagwell's debut EP, Love's Gone Again, is composed of six original songs that feature recurring themes of hardship and elusive hope. The songs are available on all major platforms including Spotify. Spotify links to the EP and indvidual songs follow:
Love's Gone Again (EP)
Videos are available on Bagwell's YouTube Channel. Links to individual songs follow:
The Devil Must Play (live performance video)
Love's Gone Again (lyric video)
The Devil Must Play (lyric video)
Long Bio (EPK)
Kyle Bagwell is a singer-songwriter living in Northern California and hailing from a small town in the Texas Panhandle. His songs combine strong melodies with evocative story telling, reflecting the influences of classic country artists like Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard as well as modern country artists such as Charley Crockett and Colter Wall. His debut EP, Love's Gone Again, is composed of six original songs that feature recurring themes of hardship and elusive hope.
Highlights of the EP include The Devil Must Play, an uptempo but despairing song about a man’s struggle with his inner demons, Outlaw’s Lament, an outlaw song about the long reach of past decisions, and the title track Love’s Gone Again, a sorrowful ballad about lost love and the hopelessness that sometimes ensues.
Bagwell co-wrote the songs on the EP with Kenny Corso, with each song embodying Bagwell’s original melodies and lyrics and Corso’s original guitar parts. The EP features Bagwell’s deep, smooth baritone along with exceptional contributions by Corso (guitar), Andrew Currier (bass) and Darius Minaee (drums). Bagwell and Corso co-produced the EP.
Love's Gone Again has received favorable reviews from music publications in the U.S. and Europe including ALT77, Dancing About Architecture, Jamsphere, Skope Magazine, Indie Band Guru, The Bandcamp Diaries, Sonic Realms (Germany), Daily Music Roll, Planet Singer and Review Indie. It has also received radio play: as of 08-05-26, the EP is ranked #321 on the college radio charts (unweighted).
Bagwell is currently at work on a new album. Tentatively titled Changing Directions, the album explores the emotions that surround difficult life decisions and key moments of change. The songs again build from the foundation of traditional country music but sometimes also reflect blues, jazz and singer-songwriter influences. More details soon!
With Anna Troy, Bagwell is also in Bagwell & Troy, an Americana roots band. Bagwell & Troy have released two albums and an EP. Their releases contain many original songs, each co-written by Bagwell and Troy.
booking email: kyle.bagwell.music@gmail.com
website: www.kylebagwell.com
instagram: @kyle_bagwell_music
spotify: Kyle Bagwell
PRESS
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ALT77
“Kyle Bagwell’s ‘Love’s Gone Again,’ on the other hand, has only the truth and reality on its side. This is a classic country blue-hearted ballad in the style of Merle Haggard.”
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Dave Franklin, Dancing About Architecture
“Love's Gone Again might be Kyle Bagwell's debut release, but the songwriting chops and deftness of delivery found here reflect the long and rich experience that backs up this musical six-shooter.”
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Buddy Nelson, Jamsphere
“Six songs, seventeen minutes, and not a wasted line: that’s the calling card of a promising new voice in traditional country.”
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Skope Magazine
“…a promising and emotionally coherent debut that is quietly persuasive in its treatment of heartbreak and regret.”
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Keith Pro, Indie Band Guru
“ It’s a record that never wastes a line, and it announces a songwriter who already knows exactly what he wants to say….Give the title track a spin at night with the lights off. It’ll be hard to stop there.”
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The Bandcamp Diaries
“Warm acoustic guitars, expressive vocals, and layered electric guitars give the record a timeless quality, while subtle modern touches prevent it from feeling nostalgic for its own sake.”
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Von Philipp Gottfried, Sonic Realms
“His characters lose partners, control, freedom, and—ultimately—the certainty that hope alone can fix things….Bagwell knows the genre's tradition intimately.” (Google translation from the original German)
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Daily Music Roll
“…'Love's Gone Again' presents the perfect blend of enchanting melodies and heartfelt storytelling…‘The Devil Must Play’ … is another example of Bagwell’s gift for painting relatable characters through music.”
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Samuel Fredrickson, Planet Singer
“Country music has always found its greatest strength in honest storytelling, memorable melodies, and heartfelt performances.…Kyle Bagwell delivers all three in abundance…”
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Peter Burns, Review Indie
“The result is a record that feels old and new at the same time….For fans of classic country songwriting and the current wave of artists keeping that tradition alive, Kyle Bagwell‘s debut is well worth the time it asks for..”
RADIO
Love's Gone Again (EP) has received airplay on more than 50 college and non-commercial radios across North America including:
CJUM: Winnipeg, MB
Clarion Radio: Madison, WI
KAFM: Grand Junction, CO
KAOS: Olympia, WA
KBRP: Brisbee, AZ
KBZR: Baker City, OR
KCSU: Fort Collins, CO
KDHX: St. Louis, MO
KDVS: Davis, CA
KEBF: Cayucos, CA
KEUL: Girdwood, AK
KFAI: Minneapolis, MN
KKFI: Kansas City, MO
KMNO: Wailuku, HI
KMSU: Mankato, MN
KMUD: Redway, CA
KNON: Dallas, TX
KNVC: Carson City, NV
KPTZ: Port Townsend, WA
KRCL: Salt Lake City, UT
KRFF: Fargo, ND
KSSU: Sacramento, CA
KUBU: Sacramento, CA
KUPR: Placitas, NM
KUWS: Superior, WI
KYAC: Mill City, OR
KZMU: Moabm UT
LCWR: Lewiston, ID
SCAD-Atlanta: Atlanta, GA
UMSL: St. Louis, MO
WCNI: New London, CT
WDRT: Viroqua, WI
WERU: East Orland, ME
WESS: E. Stroudsburg, PA
WGDR: Plainfield, VT
WHFR: Dearborn, MI
WHRW: Binghamton, NY
WIUP: Indiana, PA
WLFR: Galloway, NJ
WLTL: La Grange, IL
WMCO: New Concord, OH
WMNF: Tampa, FL
WMUL: Huntington, WV
WODU: Norfolk, VA
WORT: Madison, WI
WRCU: Hamilton, NY
WRTC: Hartford, CT
WRUW: Cleveland, OH
WSIA: Staten Island, NY
WTCC: Springfield, MA
WVMM: Mechaniscsburg, PA
WVYC: York, PA
