South Africa's Ashton Nyte Announces American Debut

Distinguished as "Johannesburg's Bowie" by Cosmopolitan South Africa and "the pioneer of alternative music in South Africa" by South African Rock Digest, Nyte will release his album The Valley on June 15 marking his long awaited U.S. debut. Following the release, Nyte will embark on his first U.S. tour.

The Valley, Nyte's fifth solo album, is "a hybrid of post-punk and alt-folk," according to Nyte, who calls it "the unlikely love child of Johnny Cash and Nick Cave." Influenced by his relocation from South Africa to the U.S., the album has been described as "a collection of songs caressed with Americana styling as uniquely as only a non-American could," and "a sepia-toned film reel of old western imagery," by South Africa's Canonfire Creek Magazine.

When asked about his relocation to the U.S. after years of success in South Africa, Nyte explains, "America is still the great land of opportunity in the world. The influence American music has had on my work cannot be overestimated�from Elvis to Cash, The Valley speaks to those influences, and reflects many dark, yet romantic ideas of early America."