Kyle Haze is breaking the rules of alternative rock, merging progressive ambition with indie vulnerability, and in the process creating a sound that feels both cinematic and deeply personal. His new release, ‘Alternate Reality,’ is a striking statement: lush with orchestral textures, grounded by shuffle rhythms, and lit by harmonies that call back to the greats, yet unmistakably forward-looking.
As he sings, “Everlasting youth for you and me, in an alternate reality,” Haze captures both the beauty and fragility of holding on to moments that slip through our fingers. It’s music as memory, and memory as resistance—a way to keep the flicker of love and longing alive when reality threatens to snuff it out.
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Born out of Canada’s vibrant scene and based in Edmonton, AB, Haze pulls inspiration from Radiohead’s experimental edge, Porcupine Tree’s progressive vision, Iron Maiden’s power, and Tame Impala’s dreamy modernity. Yet he has carved out his own lane, a songwriter whose work lives between political urgency—truth, conflict, and faith—and the quiet intensity of personal love stories. His authenticity lies in that balance, speaking plainly but resonating profoundly.
“I grew up wanting to bridge worlds—the heavy and the delicate, the immediate and the timeless. I want each song to feel like a place you can step inside,” Haze says. His music is built for immersion, as much about the textures swirling around the listener as the words that cut through them.
Collaboration remains central to Haze’s journey. His catalogue includes the heavy edge of “Artificial Intelligence” and “Kayfabe” with Tammy Whetham, alongside ballads like “Strange Feeling” and “My Shadows.” His creative orbit has expanded further with TaraVan, Sunnyville, and Kicksie—partners in his current live band and fellow architects of a new alt.rock future.
On stage, his influences outside of music—gymnastics, diving, and inline skating—surface in kinetic bursts of energy, movements that make his shows as visual as they are sonic. It’s this fusion of discipline and abandon that sets him apart, a performer who treats each night like its own canvas.
The Out of the Shadows Tour is the clearest glimpse yet into Haze’s vision. Across four cities, audiences will experience the intimacy of his writing colliding with the magnitude of his sound. It’s a tour that feels less like promotion than initiation—an opening chapter in a career with undeniable momentum.
“Every collaboration, every show teaches me something new—how to listen differently, how to let go, how to let the music surprise me,” he explains. “That’s the point of all of this—to chase the unexpected, and to find it with an audience.”
With an alt.rock world hungry for reinvention, Kyle Haze offers a path forward—ambitious, human, and alive with possibility. His story is just beginning, but his sound is already setting him apart as one of the most exciting musicians to emerge this year.