The Kindness Kind

Artist Information

Biography

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 (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 powerful: a vibrant mix of indie-pop-rock songs that move from the delicate to the brash, with thunderous walls of sound juxtaposed by beautiful floating textures and rich melodies interwoven throughout.

The Kindness Kind has been featured on SPIN.com and KEXP, as a CMJ Spotlight artist, and has shared the stage with Jon Auer of The Posies, David Terry of Aqueduct, The Rosebuds, and Efterklang. Recently they performed at Seattle's Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival, the CMJ Music Marathon, and were backed by the Seattle Rock Orchestra at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, WA. They are currently playing shows in the region while working on new music for their next release.

Instrumentation

Alessandra Rose: Vocals
Nicolas Danielson: Keyboards, programming
Charles Larson: Guitars, keyboards
Adrian Van Batenburg: Drums
Scott Teske: Bass

Discography

"The Kindness Kind" - Released Nov. 18, 2008.
"A Novel" - Debut album, released Nov. 2, 2007.

Official Website

http://www.thekindnesskind.com

Links

• Facebook
• Last.fm
• MySpace
• Twitter

Audio

• Fearful Domestic Landlover
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• Houndstooth (Edit)
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• On and Off Again (from "The Kindness Kind")
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• The Lusk Letter (from "The Kindness Kind")
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• The Waiting Room
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• Lotus
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• On and Off Again (instrumental)
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• Houndstooth (instrumental)
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Lyrics

• Quiet Words are Quiet Words
• Beautiful Souls
• On and Off Again
• The Waiting Room
• The Lusk Letter
• Perfect
• Street Song
• The Rain Came Late

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Press

• SPIN.com [January '09] [+ Show ]
  

  "This quintet's refined, twinkly-eyed pop provides a backdrop for Alessandra Rose's flapper-era voca..."This quintet's refined, twinkly-eyed pop provides a backdrop for Alessandra Rose's flapper-era vocals to shine."
  

• KEXP
  

  "...catchy indie rock, with a touch of electronic deliciousness, at its best."

• Dossier Journal [+ Show ]
  

  "…dense, meticulously crafted work in the vein of fellow experimental pop entrepreneurs Blonde Redhe..."…dense, meticulously crafted work in the vein of fellow experimental pop entrepreneurs Blonde Redhead and Portishead."

• The Toronto Star [February '08]
  

  "One of the best new groups emerging from Seattle."

• Seattle Sound Magazine [February '08] [+ Show ]
  

  "A Novel features Alessandra Rose's haunting vocals backed by a four piece band that leaps from spar..."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."

• ThreeImaginaryGirls.com [December '08] [+ Show ]
  

  "Updating electronic pop with intricate hooks and Cure-inspired vocals that make us emphatically smi..."Updating electronic pop with intricate hooks and Cure-inspired vocals that make us emphatically smile, dance and sing along."

• Azltron, Top 30 of 2008 [December '08] [+ Show ]
  

  "...some of the most listenable indie pop this year...The Kindness Kind should be first on your plat..."...some of the most listenable indie pop this year...The Kindness Kind should be first on your plate."
  

• KEXP Blog [January '08] [+ Show ]
  

  "the Kindness Kind intricately craft each song so that you can notice something new each listen to t..."the Kindness Kind intricately craft each song so that you can notice something new each listen to their debut A Novel."
  

• The Seattle Times [January '07]
  

  "...one of Seattle's most promising new bands"

Setlist

45 minutes to...

Beautiful Souls
Labor Day
Eustachians
A New Sense
Fearful Domestic Landlover
Suckerpunch
Street Song
Lotus
On and Off Again
Quiet Words are Quiet Words
Houndstooth
The Lusk Letter

ETC ETC.

and more of course.

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