US psychedelic garage rockers Kyote Radio to release their sophomore album »Habitats« on February 13th!
Taos, New Mexico based psychedelic garage rockers Kyote Radio are gearing up to release their sophomore album »Habitats« on February 13th, 2026.
Singles »Shamans«, »Coming Back«, »Fossilized« and »The Crown« are available on all major streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Between The Oceans
02. The Crown (feat. Kyle Shutt)
03. Shamans
04. Panorama
05. Trenches
06. Last Time
07. Coming Back
08. Fossilized
Courtesy of Good Boy PR:
“Psychedelic, sunbaked garage rock from the New Mexico desert.”
Kyote Radio is a New Mexico based rock band with roots in the West Texas ghost town of Terlingua, a remote desert outpost where frontman Micah Paredes was born and raised before landing in Austin, where the band was founded in 2013. Paredes leads Kyote Radio on electric guitar and vocals, delivering sharp songwriting backed by a band that features collaborators Nick Smith, Wesley Riddle, Russ Connell, Nick Blossom and Ray Heilman – who anchor the band with a thundering rhythm section and provide listeners with a full dose of heavy riffs and fuzzy guitar solos.
Following the release of their 2018 debut EP, »Mouth Of The Cave«, Kyote Radio teamed up with renowned Austin-based producer, Frenchie Smith, for their first full-length LP, »Real Crime« which was released in 2021. The band has continued to release singles in the years since, including »Habitats« track »The Crown« featuring Kyle Shutt of The Sword, which was featured as “Song of the Day” on Austin’s KUTX radio. In 2024 Kyote Radio shifted headquarters to Taos, NM where they are set to release their 2nd LP »Habitats« on February 13th, 2026.
Photo credit: Tony Drewry
According to Kyote Radio frontman Micah Paredes, “»Habitats« is an album whose creation spanned my final years living in Austin, my relocation to the mountains of Northern New Mexico, and the birth of my first child – it’s a record that is soaked to the bone in the emotions of these changes and the energy and excitement of new beginnings. It’s our heaviest record yet, and this music really served as an outlet for working through and navigating some of the most significant experiences of my life, and in the end »Habitats« is about the spaces that our lives inhabit and the paths that we choose to get us there.”
Building songs with textures that draw heavily from both classic rock and modern indie, Kyote Radio blazes their own winding trail through forests of fuzz and canyons of reverb on their way up the mountain to rock and roll glory.
A music video for track »Between The Oceans« will also release Feb 13th, and the band will be celebrating »Habitats« with a release party on Feb 14th in Taos, NM at Revolt Gallery featuring The Bees and Locusts and DJ Modest.
Kyote Radio will also be announcing additional shows across the Southwestern US later this year.
The band is currently writing and recording songs for their next record, so fans of »Habitats« shouldn’t have to wait long for a follow up.
Pre-order Kyote Radio’s »Habitats« on vinyl here: kyoteradio.bandcamp.com/album/habitats
Credits:
Produced by Frenchie Smith and Micah Paredes.
Mixed by Frenchie Smith.
Mastered by Brendon Sanders and Christopher Messina.
Line-up:
Micah Paredes – Guitar, Keys, Vocals
Nick Smith – Bass, Keys, Vocals
Nick Blossom – Bass, Bass VI
Wesley Riddle – Drums
Kyle Shutt – Special guest solo on »The Crown«
FFO: Modest Mouse, Black Sabbath, The Clash, The Sword
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well