Kindred Spirits

Artist Information

Biography

Kindred Spirits are a rock band based out of Oklahoma City. They were formed in 2010 on the premise of making distinct sounds that encompassed everything they loved about past and present music. They anchor their music on vintage tones, meaningful lyrics, and dynamic changes. They recorded the EP "Modern Living" in 2011 under the name Bona Fide Villains at Other Lives Studios. It was produced by Josh Onstott and Jonathon Mooney of the band Other Lives. They are currently playing shows and festivals around the Oklahoma City area and writing their debut album which will be released in 2012.

Instrumentation

Ryan Taylor - Vocals
Kevin Oberlag - Guitar
Ryan Kuykendall - Percussion
Blaise Thompson - Bass

Discography

Modern Living EP (2011)

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Audio

• Modern Living (EP)
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• The Gleam (EP)
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• Clouds (EP)
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• The Trip May Kill (EP)
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• PPL (EP)
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Lyrics

• Modern Living
• The Gleam
• The Trip May Kill
• PPL
• Clouds

Video

PPL

Modern Living.mp4

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Press

• Villainy. Sonic tough dudes Bona Fide Villains want to creep out their fellow Okies. Bwah-ha-ha! [+ Show ]
  

  That his Oklahoma City band is sharing a bill with Them Hounds and Dirty Evil People was not lost on...That his Oklahoma City band is sharing a bill with Them Hounds and Dirty Evil People was not lost on Bona Fide Villains co-founder and front man Ryan Taylor. “They’re the three best band names in the city,” he said with a laugh.
  
  Kidding aside, the Villains’ coupling of corroded, antique guitar tones and Taylor’s natural baritone seem tailored to soundtrack a scary movie. Not your run-of-the-kill slasher flick or jarring, in-your-face gore-fest, but more like a subtle, haunting thriller that ends with a big, frightening psychological reveal.
  
  Creepy, airy backing vocals provide a certain pristine, finishing touch to the group’s classic, rocking sound that chugs along on creepy-crunchy six-strings. “It gets that spooky vibe we’re going for,” Taylor said. “It’s a contrast with my voice being so deep.”
  
  He and fellow guitarist Kevin Oberlag paired up in April 2010, after never quite mustering the courage to strike out with others as a full-fledged band.“We were both at our wit’s end when we met,” Taylor said.
  
  The duo picked up drummer Jack Waters and bassist Luke Fekete rounded out the band’s proper incarnation, but a few months after recording the “Modern Living” EP, active duty called him off to Afghanistan, where Taylor said he’s “in some sort of special forces elite commando training” for the Air Force. Whether Fekete will rejoin remains a question mark, but the Villains have soldiered on without him.
  
  “Modern Living” is a mid-tempo effort longing for a time before status updates on handheld devices, a time when “things were clear and men were men.” Lyrics are awfully important to this young act.
  
  Also important is with whom it works. Living in Stillwater for a spell, Taylor built friendships with the city’s two best indie bands. Colourmusic’s Colin Fleishacker contributed his dexterous bass-playing, while Other Lives’ Josh Onstott produced, mixed and supplied backing vocals and organ. Jonathon Mooney, also in Other Lives, mixed two tracks and mastered the entire EP.
  
  “Jon actually did it while they were out on the road,” Taylor said. “We finished recording it about two days before they left on their latest tour. It’s taken a little while because they’ve been off on the road, getting famous.”

Setlist

The Trip May Kill
The Gleam
Are You Were You
Spirits That I've Found
PPL
Ended Up Empty
The Great Works
Becoming
Ten-n-Bomb
Let It Go
Modern Living
Clouds
Fade Away
What I Would Do

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