This artist has it all.  I first heard him in Second Life.  Kyle is not just a musician, but an entertainer.  This shows through out all of his music.
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Kyle Bronsdon's new CD, "All About the Burn", isn't about some morning-after chili-cheese-dog experience, or a regretful night after one-too-many-fried-okras-with-ranch. We've all had those. It's more a reference to a spark - the spark that ignites the flames that ultimately mean the end of a relationship; the spark of falling in love again; and the spark that makes great music come alive.

Bronsdon's timeless timekeeping will undoubtedly  have you tapping your foot as his clever lyrics draw you further into his funny, touching and sometimes bizarre world. Perusing his website, you begin to get acquainted with Bronsdon's love of jazz, his dedication to his craft, and his uniquely crazy sense of humor. Bronsdon is obviously serious about his music, but his funny, self-deprecating style adds an element of fun and quirkiness that's 
hard to resist. "Love me", he cries out subconsciously, "or at least, laugh at me. I mean, WITH me." Bronsdon references blues, jazz and the avant-garde in a way that's thoughtful, innovative and delightfully musical.

But isn't the neo-swing renaissance over, you ask? Maybe for the scenesters and the hipsters  - but Bronsdon's brand of sophisticated and soulful jazz transcends the limitations of genre and trend. Falling squarely in the 
category of  Louis Armstrong's "Good Music", Bronsdon boldly continues to pursue his rare avocation: writing meaningful songs in the jazz idiom. In the words of his peers, it's smokin. It's hot. And it's all about the burn.
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I've been into Radiohead lately.  Supermarket melancholy, misunderstood child, heartless alienating modernism...  After dwelling on their sorrows I always leave their albums, well, dwelling on more sorrows.  It's strange that my ipod playlist always includes some  'All About the Burn' to follow up a 'Kid A' or 'The Bends' session.  When I think lounge jazz and swing, I think, "I'm going to get a lift."  

 "All About the Burn," stylistically in a different realm, reaches those indescribable moments of  sorrow that I need to be said, yet I leave the album with my chin up.  Bronsdon peppers the album with jazz in-jokes, irony and his uncompromisingly bent humor.  There's a country tune!  

Listening to this album, I sense a wisdom and optimism that isn't apparent in the world of music today.  Brennet (keyboards) and Grams (bass) follow Kyle's sensitive lyrics and drums like old friends sharing in a cathartic experience.  It is a masterful trio.

"All About the Burn" crafts contemporary, personal topics into the comforts of a traditional format.  If you want to flesh out the jazz, blues, swing area of your collection, this is a truly original album that will touch you.  It touched me.  I eagerly await the next iteration of life synthesized with music album he creates.
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I enjoyed the orginal tunes on the cd All About the Burn. It swings nicely with a great feel of the orgins of the style.  The lyrics were fresh and cleaver. Just happened by chance to run across cd and very glad I did.
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