The Kindness Kind
A Novel
© 2007 Don't be a Lout Music (837101410496)
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Moves from the brash to the beautiful, shifting in and out of electronic moods while expanding into sweeping soundscapes. Recalls the melodies and textures of Air, the odd tonalities reminiscent of Blonde Redhead and is touched off by the atmospheres of C
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- 1 August Eighth
- 2 Climb in the Sun
- 3 The Rain Came Late
- 4 Quiet Words are Quiet Words
- 5 Perfect
- 6 Tokyo Night
- 7 Timeless
- 8 Street Song
- 9 Roadmaps & Guidebooks
- 10 Midnight Flights
- 11 I Pilot
- 12 The Waiting Room
- 13 Don't be a Lout
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"...a meticulously composed album in every step from songwriting to mastering."
----ThreeImaginaryGirls.com
"the Kindness Kind intricately craft each song so that you can notice something new each listen to their debut A Novel."
----KEXP Blog
"This is the cd all your smart friends are listening to. Hauntingly smooth vocals to an original mix of charming indie pop rock. There's a lot of variety on the cd so you wont lose interest. A perfect sound track for every moment of life. Favorite track goes to "Street Song". Hook, line, and sinker get this cd!"
----Artsy Noise
"...one of Seattle's most promising new bands"
----The Seattle Times
"...one of the better whole albums I've heard out of the Northwest this year...I seem completely unable to put this record down."
----NorthwestBands.com
The Kindness Kind began as the creation of songwriters Nicolas Danielson and Charles Larson, who met playing together on Seattle-veteran Dolour's summer 2005 US tour. After swapping mix CDs over a post-tour drink they decided it was a match and began spending long hours in a room surrounded by music equipment and bottles.
Charles' roommate and previous bandmate Kevin Bray joined them on drums, while Nicolas' former bandmate Brian Todd arrived on bass soon after hearing the early demos. Finally, Alessandra Rose brought her stunningly clear and expressive voice to the mix to complete the Kindness Kind.
For their debut album, A Novel, the group headed into Bear Creek Studio (Blonde Redhead, The Strokes, Built to Spill, The Black Heart Procession) to record with Lucas Carlyle (assisted on albums with The Gossip, The Octopus Project, The Album Leaf, etc). The result is powerful: a vibrant mix of indie pop that moves from the delicate to the brash, shifting in and out of electronic moods, while expanding into sweeping soundscapes.
A west coast tour is in the works for February 2008, as well as further adventures in recording.