"Places in Between, the new EP penned by local singer/songwriter Dylan Kight, is a no-frills exercise in stripped down acoustic music. It's a genre with a storied tradition, but too often its modern purveyors resort to familiar chord changes with little lyrical body to substantiate a glaring lack of melodic creativity. Thankfully, Kight is no knockoff artist. Though his doleful front-and-center delivery can call to mind such singers as Ryan Adams, dude is earnestly his own on such winding love songs as "Jericho," where he posits: "In a world of lies/You gave me truth." Kight's strength is in making universal sentiment personal — something every singer/songwriter attempts, but few convincingly pull off. "I will follow you down every road/Just to show how human I am," Kight yelps in "I'll Follow You," a defining statement if ever there was one. Places isn't perfect, or new, but it does what it does with a quiet potency."
(3 out of 5 stars)
Creative Loafing
"An uncertain revolution lies at the heart of The Nightbirds Revolt. Wrought with an almost low-fi directness, with raw guitar riffs serving as a kind of pen-and-ink sub-terrain for Dylan Kight’s lyrical poetics—think a younger Ryan Adams channeling his beloved Replacements minus the crackling energy—Revolt is a dark song cycle which ironically references the sun in over half its offerings. This retro vibe finds its surest footing in “Rise and Fall” and “Ocean Room,” if at a decidedly lower volume and velocity than its post-punk predecessors. With the exception of “Arcadia,” the sole acoustic and surprisingly uplifting final track, Kight sighs his way through this set, sounding downtrodden yet still more moving and affective than Adams at his saddest."
Performing Songwriter - selected as a top ten D.I.Y. release
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"The 14 tracks that make up “The Nightbirds Revolt,” the latest release from Dylan Kight, are nicely varied from song to song and help to keep the listener drawn into the music."
Matheson Kamin
rockandrollreport.com
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"Some albums are just made for kicking back on sultry summer nights. Some albums are destined to be played on the long road trips to the middle of nowhere. And some are perfect for both. Dylan Kight’s latest turnout, The Nightbird’s Revolt, is a catch that will reverberate in the skull during those long hours while shooting the breeze with old friends or while figuring out exactly why you ran out of gas. Either way, the sophomore release from the introspective Georgian pairs perfectly with some cheap wine and a hot southern night"
Brittany Brown
suite101.com
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"There's a small triumph in finding joy in our more melancholy moments. Dylan Kight seems to be one of those folks capable of such triumphs. On his debut solo disc No Destination But Heartbreak Avenue, his youth is belied by a vocal timbre and lyrical depth that team up to do more than just walk us through stories of love and loss. We're guided through to the other side, and although we may not emerge unscathed, at least we're better off with a little more seasoning. Repeated listening reveals more musical layers: Stonesy guitar growls, jazzy chord work, melodies that tickle memories, and other little complexities that make it unfair to label this just plain old 'folk.' Overall, it reminds me of some of the more magic moments of British folk rock. You remember -- back when it had balls..."
JoeRockhead.com
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"Be sure to check out Ballad Of Clarence Marshall and Arcadia.."
WildysWorld
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World Beyond This Town was awarded Best Lyrics & Melody for the week of January 7, 2008
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