Dominic Berzins, percussion // Cat Conway, bass and backing vocals // Darren Kramble, guitar and percussion // Ruth Roberts, vocals, percussion, glockenspiel, trumpet
Influences
THIS IS WHO WE LIKE, NOT WHO WE SOUND LIKE: Belle & Sebastian, Smiths/Morrissey, Nick Drake, REM, the Field Mice, the Beatles, Delays, The Cure, Coldplay, Tori Amos, Duran Duran
Sounds Like
"Imagine a more sexual Automatic-period REM melding Beatles ballads with sweet, West Coast pop amid an array of strings, piano winkles and subtly programmed quirks." - Drowned in Sound
"Tonight, I went to Bethnal Green, and caught most of a band called The Kissing Time. They were enjoyable, in a post-C86/Library Records sort of way; they sounded a bit like Tugboat (mostly the vocal harmonies). A few of their songs were a bit bland and AOR-ballady; one of them sounded not unlike 1927. I'm told that this is because one of them is into Coldplay." -- Anatomy of a Distance
Hola, The Kissing Time ! Just to say that on Sunday, It's a lunchtime gig, so if you get there about 2pm you will be in time to see me. There's The Switch theatre group after that and some other acts too. All at Bethnal Green Workingmen's club, Love Jim'll. xx
Hey guys. Sorry you missed the launch. Cheers for the album shout out. I will get a few copies in the post tomorrow. Its been a crazy week, so sorry for the delay.
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WHAT'S HAPPENING PEOPLE? JUST PASSING TO SAY HELLO AND THANKS FOR THE REQUEST! SORRY FOR THE DELAY, I'VE BEEN BUSY!
If you're one of my peeps and proud you're gonna have to represent some and have Hackney as a top friend. (If you do then tell me! I'm starting a list of loyal Hackney residents and lovers)
Tell ALL the residents and lovers of Hackney to stand up and be counted by adding me! THE WORLD NEEDS TO KNOW!
Hi there, found your profile when browsing for similar bands. Nice mp3s, really like Airport Observation. You have a really mellow, intelligent pop thing going on. Very nice indeed :)
OMG, if I lived in London I would totally stalk Boy Wizards and lure them with Kissing Time melodies blasted from my ghetto blaster and then we would get lots of chocolate frogs and fizzing whizbees and butterbeer ( and maybe some fire whisky) and go watch the Kissing Time perform live in an intimate dark club in London.
I would even remember to bring a spare Boy Wizard for a friend who maybe plays in the Kissing Time.
I want to be interviewed when The Kissing Time is profiled on VH1's Behind the Music. I think I have some saucy secrets I can share about the band..well I KNOW I have some good stories about a particular member.
Ok......I am The Kissing Time number 1!!!!!!!
Finally remember my password for myspace and just wanted people to know that I'm the bands biggerst fan and I even braved Hackney at 11pm in the night to see them play for 5 mins.
Their lyrics are heart renching and their talent as a band is amazing, considering they do not have a drummer....ooops
All I really wanna say is that " Thekissing times music snogged my soul"
wow, you guys sound really beeeeeeautiful! I'm so impressed. I had no idea you were such fabulous producers/engineers as well.
When's the album coming out?
Someone's looking good...yeah you...you guys should do a Northern Pikes cover, riiiight. maybe I should now that I'm frontin'....oooh "Greenfields", "Teenland", "She Ain't Pretty"...maybe not.
Yay! You added me back!
I am your first friend on here. Remember that when you become so famous you forget all the little people.
The Kissing Time ROCK!
And/or ~Shimmer~
