{"id":2468067,"date":"2026-06-20T07:48:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T07:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2468067"},"modified":"2026-06-20T07:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T07:48:56","slug":"milwaukee-singer-songwriters-new-folk-rock-album-draws-from-years-of-playing-with-local-musicians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/milwaukee-singer-songwriters-new-folk-rock-album-draws-from-years-of-playing-with-local-musicians\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee singer-songwriter\u2019s new folk-rock album draws from years of playing with local musicians"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Milwaukee singer-songwriter Kyle Feerick closes his eyes and sings, all of the troubles in his world seem to melt away.<\/p>\n

\u201cSinging is some of the most fun,\u201d Feerick told \u201cWisconsin Today<\/a>.\u201d \u201cIt brings me true joy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feerick\u2019s new folk rock album \u201cShine On\u201d comes after nearly a decade since his last full-length record, \u201cHeart.\u201d He says fans may not be aware of all the effort it takes to make an album.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere are so many steps. It just takes awhile to get all the musicians into the studio,\u201d Feerick said. \u201cYou want to make sure you do each step right and that you\u2019re pleased with what you\u2019re putting out.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following was edited for clarity and brevity.<\/em><\/p>\n

Kate Archer Kent: What were you thinking about as you created this album?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kyle Feerick:<\/strong> I wrote the songs over a three or four-year period. I thought I would try to do something a little different to push myself. I taught myself how to play piano well enough to write some songs using the piano instead of my guitar, like I typically do. With piano, I came up with songs and music that I wouldn\u2019t have otherwise written on guitar.<\/p>\n

KAK: There is this richness in your music as you layer in instruments. I hear violin, piano, saxophone and horns. How do you create the instrumentation and incorporate those parts into your songwriting?<\/strong><\/p>\n

KF:<\/strong> As I\u2019m writing, I can hear the other instruments that I want to have included in that song. I\u2019ll write a song, and think, boy, this would be great with strings. Or, this would be great with horns. Or, this lead melody should be a Wurlitzer piano<\/a>. Then, when we get into the studio, I\u2019m blessed to have around 20 musicians who I play and record with. I will call on them to help write strings or horn arrangements.<\/p>\n

Kyle Feerick is a Milwaukee singer-songwriter and DJ. He also directs his family\u2019s funeral home in Shorewood. \u201cShine On\u201d is Feerick\u2019s first full-length album in almost 10 years. Album artwork by Jake S. Miller\/Courtesy of Kyle Feerick<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

KAK: When you add those instruments, you have to share the stage and be open to how other musicians are interpreting your song. What is that collaboration like?<\/strong><\/p>\n

KF:<\/strong> A lot of times the other musician will come up with something that you know is very different from what you would have, but it\u2019s superior. You think, yes, that\u2019s what the song needs. So sometimes when you relinquish the reins, and let them write the melody for the horn part, it all comes together even better than if you had done it all yourself.<\/p>\n

KAK: You work as a funeral director at your fifth-generation family funeral home in Shorewood. Does being in the funeral industry influence the music you make?<\/strong><\/p>\n

KF:<\/strong> Sometimes when I listen back to my lyrics, I find there could be a correlation with the work I do. But it\u2019s very subconscious. Music is soul-enriching. Making music is such a great part of being alive that it makes me a happier person. The happier I am, the better job I can do in serving other people.<\/p>\n

KAK: You bookend this album with talking snippets in the songs \u201cProtostar\u201d and \u201cRed Giant.\u201d What are these clips and where did you find them?<\/strong><\/p>\n

KF:<\/strong> I enjoy collecting records and I\u2019ve built up a large library of all these talking samples just for fun. When I\u2019m in record stores, if I see an old record that has only talking on it, I\u2019ll pick it up. On my album, you\u2019ll hear snippets from a bowling instructional record from the 1950s and radio bloopers from the 1930s. I\u2019ll collect cool snippets to one day layer into a song. These instrumental pieces that bookend the record seem to be the perfect opportunity to layer in some of those talking samples.<\/p>\n

KAK: Your music has references to the passage of time, like in the song \u201cNothing Lasts.\u201d How do you think about time showing up in your music?<\/strong><\/p>\n

KF: <\/strong>If I try to write lyrics, they\u2019re going to be cheesy and sound forced. So what I do is come up with some chords that I really like, and then lyrics just flow out of me. With that said, I do notice themes of earthly elements and time. But I don\u2019t have the answer as to why these are themes for me. My subconscious just gravitates toward them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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