Often touted in 2013 as one of the bands you should know, KINS are quickly becoming one of the bands you do know. The Brighton-based band's well-received debut was several years in the making, starting from the original demos Australian transplant Thomas Savage brought with him from Melbourne, and grown more brooding, spacious and atmospheric, no doubt influenced by the "damp basement flat by the sea" where the now-quartet recorded it. KINS themselves claim to "specialise in the sound of doubt, detachment and muted aggression", but there's an obvious warmth and optimism you'll hear in the songs they perform during an intimate in-studio session on the Morning Show with John Richards. Check it out now:
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Where Brooklyn at? No, really. Where is Brooklyn, PA? Because that's where the band Hunters calls home (not the more famous borough of New York City). Nevertheless, the four-piece Hunters incorporates many different influences in their music, from straight up rock and roll to a pinch of metal to a …
Justin Vernon, James Blake, Thom Yorke, Pat Grossi — all artists whose voices soar happily in the upper register. Add to them James Vincent McMorrow. With his gorgeously produced new LP, Post Tropical, the Irish singer-songwriter left his folky debut in the dust, choosing instead horns, synths, and…
