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Artist | Kindness
Title | World, You Need A Change Of Mind
Genre | Indie Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 41:04
Label | Female Energy Store | 2012
Catalog | FEMNRGCD1 Rip | 2015
Bitrate | 248 kbps Size | 77.04 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. SEOD 6:30
02. Swingin' Party 3:57
03. Anyone Can Fall In Love 4:22
04. Gee Wiz 3:16
05. Gee Up 1:52
06. House 3:37
07. That's Alright 4:46
08. Cyan 4:28
09. Bombastic 3:12
10. Doigsong 5:04
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Kindness, a one-man indie disco-funk-R&B band led by Adam Bainbridge, made
its commercial recording debut with the "Swingin' Party" single on Moshi
Moshi Records in 2009. Splitting his time between London and Berlin, he
cites influences that include American disco icons Arthur Russell, Larry
Levan, and Leroy Burgess. The commercial recording debut of Kindness,
"Swingin' Party," a disco-punk cover version of the Replacements song, was
an MP3 blog favorite in 2009, as was its B-side, "Gee Up". Promotional
videos were released for both songs, and numerous comparisons were drawn
between Kindness and Talking Heads. LCD Soundsystem and the DFA label were
also frequently drawn comparisons.
On "Bombastic", a track near the end of his debut album "World, You Need A
Change Of Mind", Kindness main man Adam Bainbridge spends a bit of time
listing off his influences. He probably didn't need to because the sound
and feel of his inspirations bleeds through almost every minute of the
album. World is made up of DNA derived from (to name a few) the slinky
disco of Larry Levan, the skittering funk of Prince, the weird bedroom pop
of Todd Rundgren, the sophisticated groove of Nile Rodgers, and above all,
the hedonistic grace of Arthur Russell. Working with legendary producer
Philip Zdar (of Cassius), Bainbridge is able to skirt past charges of being
an imitator by imbuing his idol worship with enough imagination and emotion
to make "World, You Need A Change Of Mind" into a sparkling hybrid of old
and new dance music. The record includes previously released singles that
sparked a lot of interest in the band - hearing them again it's easy to see
why. The subdued electro-pop cover of the Replacements' "Swingin' Party" is
an inspired take that invests the original with a new layer of modern
melancholy, "Gee Up" is a short blast of strutting, funky dance rock that
Prince would surely recognize, and "Cyan" is pulsating neo-disco that would
slot in well next to LCD Soundsystem on a mix.
The rest of the album is just as impressive. Bainbridge is skilled at
creating and sustaining moods over the course of a track; usually it's a
kind of downbeat, driving-through-the-rainy-city-streets-at-night feeling
that is well-served by his warm and heavily over-dubbed vocals.
Occasionally, as on the smile-inducing "That's Alright," or the sweet cover
of Anita Dobson's "Anyone Can Fall in Love" (the theme to East Enders, of
all things), he aims for something a little lighter, but mostly it's a
downer dance party he's throwing here. A really good downer dance party!
Thanks to Zdar's sure-handed co-production, Bainbridge's skills at
synthesizing the past and present, and a batch of songs that really stick
to you after a couple listens, "World, You Need a Change Of Mind" ends up
being a very pleasing, very interesting record.
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