Kindred Shins - Yes To Rioting Notoriety (A Girl Called
Grace Records)
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| Kindred Shins - Yes To Rioting Notoriety |
Release Date: 30th September 2013
Bands that describe themselves as
Stoner Rock always bring to mind, my mind, audible images of bands creating
naval gazing, self-absorbed songs that they think are incredibly deep but are
actually just muddy messes of noodling and incomprehensible lyrics. So, imagine
my delight when self-professed Stoner Rockers, Kindred Shins, turned out to be
a little bit special - they must be smoking something different. The London
quartet present this six track EP for your listening pleasure so sit back,
relax and let's have a blast. There are two things you will immediately notice
about first track 'Regain Your Poise Hysterical Woman; a) it has a great title
and b) it has an even better riff. The Bluesy hypnotic twisting guitars are
mirrored by a pumping bass line and funky, Stone Roses-esque drumming. 'Sweet And
The Strange' starts more pensively but there is a brooding menace in the understated
guitars and, sure enough, a scuzzy, snarling, foul breathed beast soon emerges
to tempt you in to the muddy swamp waters of the Kindred Shins imagination.
There is no let up on 'She Floats
Just Like The Witch', a tune with one of the most prominent bass lines I've
heard in a while, as the four musicians of the apocalypse resurrect the rotting
bones of many a blues rock band and merge it with Madchester/Baggy beats to
create something of genuine worth. The closest thing I can liken this to is the
short lived 90s outfit Orphic Soop and these guys are way better than that.
'Red Eye Blues' has got Hendrix all over it and you can almost hear the tongue
on the fret board as the guitars chug and squeal throughout the song. What's
more, 'We Both Know But Ain't Saying Nothing', carries that Hendrix style
through but turns up the groove factor and, if you close your eyes, you can
just imagine a room full of kids discovering rock'n'roll for the first time
getting VERY turned on by the sheer sex appeal of this song. It's a strong
collection of songs that shows a huge amount of promise which Kindred Shins are
already delivering on. Time to get yourselves involved.
More information: http://kindredshins.com/
Live Dates:
22nd August - Proud Galleries, Camden
14th September - Balstock Festival, Baldock
28th September - The Constitution, Camden (Single Launch
Party)
4th October - 100 Club, London
18th October - Scala, London