{"id":833,"date":"2020-10-12T14:38:16","date_gmt":"2020-10-12T14:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/10\/12\/kyle-stockman-is-finding-solace-in-the-music\/"},"modified":"2020-10-12T14:38:16","modified_gmt":"2020-10-12T14:38:16","slug":"kyle-stockman-is-finding-solace-in-the-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/10\/12\/kyle-stockman-is-finding-solace-in-the-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Stockman Finds \u2018Solace\u2019: A Chameleon Amongst Genres"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Harlem-native, Kyle Stockman, has suffered through an unexpected 2020 along with many fellow Americans. After receiving buzz on singles \u201cOpal\u201d and \u201cSunday,\u201d the Shooting Star<\/a><\/em> singer believed it was best to combine his passion and interests by majoring in music at Hudson Valley Community College<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The curriculum was not as progressive as Stockman had hoped. He already self-taught much of the course. Out of that, came Solace.<\/em> A multi-instrumental laden record that serves as a chameleon amongst the genres. Containing elements of folk, pop, rock and R&B.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic making classes virtual, he decided this was the time to abandon ship and focus on his latest. Stockman’s retreat to the studio ensued, trying out new beats and entering his sound.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s what my music is geared for, I love the dark rawness of songs that bring out emotion.\u201d <\/p>Kyle Stockman<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

In it, Stockman croons about a breakup. First, he tries to find closure in a relationship\u2019s end, dejectedly singing, \u201cyou left the heart baby, but you took my soul. It\u2019s clear you don\u2019t care about the way things go.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He goes on hashing out his feelings towards his significant other. He searches for \u201csolace\u201d in the solitude that comes with life after a breakup. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI make music for people who could be going through a break up, or lost someone close to them, [anything] that\u2019s hard to deal with that at the moment,\u201d says the indie crooner. Stockman is having fun making records and puts his soul into his music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His brand of Indie-pop R&B is drawn from the likes of Frank Ocean. \u201cFrank Ocean is who I’m into the most right now. I love his album\u00a0Blonde<\/em> for its simplicity [and] the rawness the emotion it incites. For me, that project was a masterpiece. I know that it got a lot of mixed reviews at the time but, the more I listened, the more I got what he was trying to convey. I try to make my music the same way, so you can feel the emotion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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