Indie, folk, dark, pop, alternative.

5 MP3 Songs in this album (19:28) !
Related styles: ROCK: Adult Alternative Pop/Rock, FOLK: Alternative Folk

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Heres the review Beat mag (melbourne) did for our latest e.p........... THE KINDNESS OF STRANGERS There Somewhere (Independent) "Thereâs a big buzz surrounding folky four-piece The Kindness Of Stangers, and deservedly so. This second EP doesnât disappoint - itâs full of haunting melodies and slow-burning insidious songs that burrow their way under the skin. In the sparse low-key set of five songs, clocking in at about 18 minutes, Brigitte Jean Allen and David Killin sing about the fracture lines in love, the moments of epiphany when love appears or fades to grey. Brigitte has a tremulous Kate Bush catch in her voice on the shimmering opener Serious Conversation, which lays bare a floundering love affair after âA secondâs thrill for the hours of hurtâ. The Storm is a moody chamber piece, with Brigitte and Davidâs voices combining beautifully to portray a disconnection between a woman (âPlease come downâ) and her lover (âI donât think I can come downâ). The Nick Drake-inspired ballad When The Evidence Is Found benefits from a sparing use of the flute, while on the bass-driven title track, plaintive shards of mandolin slowly build into Brigitteâs controlled rage (âSurely thereâs some sweetness left in amongst all this bitternessâ). And the exquisitely upbeat Vampire III features David back on vocals over a plucked ukulele. The Kindness Of Strangersâ lyrics are at times elusive, at times deceptively simple, but always distinguished by a strange stilted old-fashioned language, like bookish teenagers emerging blinking into the light of adult emotions and trying out words for the first time: witness âTomorrow Iâll be free to touch your sexuality/To have you adhere to meâ and âYour voice sounded like rainâ. The guys are clearly in full control of their image â the self-produced EP continues the gorgeously naïve Little Prince-inspired sleeve artwork from Ampersand & Ampersand. It takes an effort to remember this preternaturally accomplished band is from the relative folk backwater of Brisbane; a cursory listen would suggest Celtic or Cornish roots. A big, big future awaits." ALEXANDER MAXWELL (BEAT).