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"This quintet's refined, twinkly-eyed pop provides a backdrop for Alessandra Rose's flapper-era vocals to shine." ----SPIN.com
"...catchy indie rock, with a touch of electronic deliciousness, at its best." ----KEXP
"…dense, meticulously crafted work in the vein of fellow experimental pop entrepreneurs Blonde Redhead and Portishead." ----Dossier Journal
"One of the best new groups emerging from Seattle." ----The Toronto Star
"A Novel features Alessandra Rose's haunting vocals backed by a four piece band that leaps from sparse, hushed brooding to maniacal, hard-rocking catharsis with ease." ----Seattle Sound Magazine
"Updating electronic pop with intricate hooks and Cure-inspired vocals that make us emphatically smile, dance and sing along." ----ThreeImaginaryGirls.com
"...some of the most listenable indie pop this year...The Kindness Kind should be first on your plate." ----Azltron, top 30 of 2008
"The Kindness Kind intricately craft each song so that you can notice something new each listen to their debut A Novel." ----KEXP Blog
Named by The Toronto Star as "one of the best new groups emerging from Seattle", The Kindness Kind plays spacious electronic-infused indie-rock.
In 2007, The Kindness Kind recorded their debut album, A Novel, at Bear Creek Studio with Lucas Carlyle (credits include: The Gossip, The Octopus Project, The Album Leaf). A Novel went on to chart CMJ and was featured in numerous reviews including the Toronto Star's Anti-hit List column.
For their self-titled follow up (out November 2008), The Kindness Kind has taken their latest batch of songs to various studios and spaces in Washington State, with producer Lucas Carlyle at the board once again. The result is a powerful mix of indie-pop-rock songs that move from the delicate to the brash, with thunderous walls of sound juxtaposed by beautiful and rich melodies interwoven throughout.
The Kindness Kind has been featured on SPIN.com, is a CMJ Spotlight artist, toured the West Coast in early 2008, and has shared the stage with bands such as The Rosebuds, Efterklang, The Most Serene Republic, and Darker My Love. The band recently performed live on Seattle's KEXP, and the "The Lusk Letter" was selected as the KEXP Song of the Day for 1/9/09.
Recently, The Kindness Kind played re-opening night of the historic Seattle venue, The Crocodile, and have performed at Seattle's Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, and the 2009 CMJ Music Marathon.
The Kindness Kind will be featured on this weekend’s “Best of Independents” episode of Undiscovered, airing 7/5.
Listen on: KBRE in Merced, California; WHBR in Parkersburg, West Virginia; WAMX in Huntington/Ashland, West Virginia; WAQX in Syracuse, New York; and WTFX in Louisville, Kentucky Three of our affiliates stream their signal on-line so you can hear the show from anywhere (links on our website)
Undiscovered- we bring Indie music to broadcast radio!
The Kindness Kind will be featured once again on this weekend’s “Road Trip” episode of Undiscovered, airing 6/28.
Listen on: KBRE in Merced, California; WHBR in Parkersburg, West Virginia; WAMX in Huntington/Ashland, West Virginia; WAQX in Syracuse, New York; and WTFX in Louisville, Kentucky Three of our affiliates stream their signal on-line so you can hear the show from anywhere (links on our website)
Undiscovered- we bring Indie music to broadcast radio!
The Kindness Kind will be featured on this weekend’s "Seattle" episode of Undiscovered, airing 6/21.
Listen on: KBRE in Merced, California; WOSC in Salisbury, Maryland; WHBR in Parkersburg, West Virginia; WAMX in Huntington/Ashland, West Virginia; WAQX in Syracuse, New York; and WTFX in Louisville, Kentucky Four of our affiliates stream their signal on-line so you can hear the show from anywhere (links on our website)
Undiscovered- we bring Indie music to broadcast radio!
Hey guys! How's everything going? I saw you guys play your CD release show at The Tractor and I was very impressed (even though I only made it in time for the last song). If you're not doing anything on June 2nd I'll be playing a solo acoustic set at ToST Lounge at 8pm. Anyways, keep on playing. It sounds good :)
The Kindness Kind will be featured again on this weekend’s episode of Undiscovered, airing 5/10.
Listen on: KBRE in Merced, California; WOSC in Salisbury, Maryland; WHBR in Parkersburg, West Virginia; WAMX in Huntington/Ashland, West Virginia; WAQX in Syracuse, New York; and WTFX in Louisville, Kentucky Four of our affiliates stream their signal on-line so you can hear the show from anywhere (links on our website)
Undiscovered- we bring Indie music to broadcast radio!
The Kindness Kind will be featured on this weekend’s “Pacific Northwest” episode of Undiscovered, airing 5/3!
Listen on: KBRE in Merced, California; WOSC in Salisbury, Maryland; WHBR in Parkersburg, West Virginia; WAMX in Huntington/Ashland, West Virginia; WAQX in Syracuse, New York; and WTFX in Louisville, Kentucky Four of our affiliates stream their signal on-line so you can hear the show from anywhere (links on our website)
Undiscovered- we bring Indie music to broadcast radio!
Hey! :)
Its autumn here now so its getting cooler now, which is fantastic.I dont like summer here.Its way too hot.
Thanks for adding me by the way!
What season is it in seattle? Does it snow there? Ive never seen snow... I live near the blue mountains in Sydney so I might go and check it out sometime. That gives me an idea for a photography shoot :) Awesome...
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