Flyte / Ken Pomeroy

Flyte(Opens in a new window) is a London-based indie folk duo composed of Will Taylor and Nick Hill, celebrated for their intricate harmonies and emotionally resonant songwriting. Formed in 2013, the band has released three studio albums: The Loved Ones (2017), This Is Really Going to Hurt (2021), and their self-titled album, Flyte (2023).

Their music often draws inspiration from literary sources, with the band’s name referencing Sebastian Flyte from Evelyn Waugh’s Brideshead Revisited. Known for their collaborative spirit, Flyte has worked with artists such as Laura Marling, Billie Marten, and Madison Cunningham.

Ken Pomeroy (Opens in a new window)will break your heart, but not without offering a hand to hold through it. With a voice as soft as it is shattering, and lyrics that cut straight to the bone, the 22-year-old Cherokee singer-songwriter transforms pain into connection through songs that are as vulnerable as they are fearless.

Her new album, Cruel Joke, is a master class in catharsis—contemporary folk steeped in raw emotion, haunting imagery, and self-discovery. Whether she’s singing of fractured mirrors, cicadas, or coyotes, Pomeroy’s storytelling is visceral, deeply personal, and rooted in tradition. “Writing is the only way I can fully express an emotion,” she says. “Once it’s in a song, I don’t have to carry it anymore.”

A standout voice in the next wave of Americana, Pomeroy’s songs have appeared in Hulu’s Reservation Dogs and on the Twisters soundtrack. She’s shared the stage with Lukas Nelson, Iron & Wine, American Aquarium, and John Moreland, and her work has earned comparisons to the soul-mining honesty of artists like Amanda Palmer and Buck Meek.

Raised in Moore, Oklahoma, and given the Cherokee name ᎤᏍᏗ ᏀᏯ ᏓᎶᏂᎨ ᎤᏍᏗᎦ (“Little Wolf with Yellow Hair”), Pomeroy began writing songs at age 11 after falling in love with John Denver’s “Jet Plane.” That childhood CD—burned with the same song on repeat—sparked a desire that drives her still: to make music that makes people feel. Her music doesn’t shy away from trauma or truth.