Band Members
Alessandra Rose - Vocals
Nicolas Danielson - Keyboards, Programming
Charles Larson - Guitars
Scott Teske - Bass
Adrian Vanbatenburg - Drums


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, is a CMJ Spotlight artist, toured the West Coast in early 2008, and has shared the stage with bands such as The Rosebuds, Efterklang, The Most Serene Republic, and Darker My Love. The band recently performed live on Seattle’s KEXP, and the “The Lusk Letter” was selected as the KEXP Song of the Day for 1/9/09.

Recently, The Kindness Kind played re-opening night of the historic Seattle venue

New album/tour plans are forthcoming.



Press Quotes

“…This quintet’s refined, twinkly-eyed pop provides a backdrop for Alessandra Rose’s flapper-era vocals to shine.”
— SPIN.com

“……catchy indie rock, with a touch of electronic deliciousness, at its best.”
— KEXP

“…dense, meticulously crafted work in the vein of fellow experimental pop entrepreneurs Blonde Redhead and Portishead.”
— Dossier Journal

“…One of the best new groups emerging from Seattle.”
— The Toronto Star

“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.”
— Seattle Sound Magzine

“Updating electronic pop with intricate hooks and Cure-inspired vocals that make us emphatically smile, dance and sing along.”
— ThreeImaginaryGirls.com

“……some of the most listenable indie pop this year…The Kindness Kind should be first on your plate.”
— Azltron, top 30 of 2008

“The Kindness Kind intricately craft each song so that you can notice something new each listen to their debut A Novel.”
— KEXP Blog