“Knowing This” by Kye Kye, Friday, November 18, 2022 + Young Love Remix EP Track by Track

 

I got into Kye Kye in 2013 when I was also starting to listen to K-pop. The Christian electronic band made up of Estonian-born, Portland, Oregon-based siblings with their vaguely spiritual, ethereal pop music never quite caught on with any part of the Christian music scene. They may be too artistic for the Christian pop world and not heavy enough for the Christian rock world. The band is still around today, though not releasing Christian music. Today I wanted to delve into their remix EP, Young Love. 

1. "Broke." This is a remix of the band's single from the record. I remember it kept losing on RadioU's Battle of the Buzz but when it was released in regular rotation, it caught on and even topped their countdown show, TMW.

2. "Introduce Myself." On the album Young Love, "Introduce Myself" is kind of a mundane track; a kind of meandering intro to public speaking class that breaks the rules of good speech writing. As a dubstep track, it's little more fun. 

3. "Walking This." Back in May I talked about the original version of this song and who it seemed to be closely related to today's song. In fact, the two tracks appear back to back on both the standard and the remix version, but on the remix album they are switched in order. It would seem like you would "Know This" before "Walking This."

4. "Knowing This." Today's song envisions God as a "perfect lover." The Genius annotations have scripture backing up every line of the song. 

Original Version:

Remixed version:

5. "Trust and Trees" Kye Kye's lead singer Olga Yagolnikov's vocals are often subtle beneath the music. From reading the lyrics, the song seem spiritually esoteric. 

6. "My Sight" is a song I've never listened to much. It's one of the more blatantly spiritual tracks from the band, talking about the resurrection.