‘Slow Me Down’ the new single from Kylie Ryan likens the Western Sydney singer-songwriter to a storm. According to her husband, Kylie can be like the extreme weather condition; when it’s brewing it’s a bit of a mess and collecting the bits and pieces of energy and matter that it needs to really build up steam but once it has a direction and the right elements there’s no stopping it until its run its course.
Following on from debut single ‘Got Me In’, this track is the second from Kylie’s debut EP “Dream Chaser” to be released in November. Kylie remembers penning the track one hot summer afternoon on the way home from vocal lessons when there was a big storm brewing, “I actually had to find a side street to pull into, so I could record it on my phone, my phone is full of lyrics, melody ideas, bits and pieces that just come to me at random times.”
The road to releasing original music hasn’t been easy. Following years in cover bands Kylie lacked the confidence to begin her career but it was some brutally honest words from her husband that helped her take the first step. After the mum of two and stepmother of three grown kids, didn’t get the gig with a new rock cover band her husband reminded Kylie about her dreams. With aspirations of one day performing in Tamworth and Nashville Kylie realised it was time to give it a shot. A promise to her uncle (who she credits for introducing her to country music) just before he recently lost his battle to Leukaemia gave her the final push.
The first big step in recording Kylie’s new music was a Google search on music production and the subsequent meeting with Stewart Peters of Soundshed. As Kylie has only recently started acoustic guitar lessons, she was unsure of how to go about recording a demo of her original music – this is where meeting Stewart was a real turning point. After the confrontation of recording only her vocals for the first two singles on her phone and sending them off to her producer, Kylie loved every minute of creating “Dream Chaser”. With excitement Kylie tells us, “I can’t believe this is finally happening, I will give it everything I have and I can’t wait to see what happens next!”