Maryland singer/songwriter
MyKey creates mellow and dreamy pop songs made up of floating melodies, self-produced instrumentals, and a charmingly laid-back outlook on life. After self-releasing a debut album in 2017,
MyKey signed on with Warner Records and solidified his bedroom pop style on 2021 mixtape
Welcome to the Witching Hour.
MyKey was born Mikey Ambrosino in 1997 and entered the music world as a member of Gaithersburg, Maryland bluegrass band Flower Hill String Band. The traditional bluegrass ensemble was a far cry from the chilled-out pop he would later make on his own, but
MyKey spent a decade playing guitar and singing in the group while working toward writing music of his own. In 2017, he issued Faces, a debut solo album with elements of Americana, alternative radio rock, and hints of the fusion of electronic styles and organic songwriting that would show up on later releases. Subsequent songs like "VHS" and "Was It Something I Said" (both released in 2019), saw a significant shift in styles, moving more toward loops, warped guitar samples, and airy hooks. In 2020,
MyKey issued the track "Please Don't Go" and a remix of "Was It Something I Said" featuring
Cavetown. The following year, he released "Sweet Tooth" on its own, and the song also appeared on the short mixtape
Welcome to the Witching Hour, which collected nine of
MyKey's self-produced tracks. ~ Fred Thomas