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- Summary: The sixth full-length release from Kate Stables' music project This Is The Kit was produced by Gruff Rhys.
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- Record Label: Rough Trade
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Jun 29, 2023Ultimately, simplicity and genuine vulnerability are rarities, especially in today’s shallow and superficial musical landscape. This Is the Kit again holds listeners captive with one of the unique voices in contemporary indie folk-rock.
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Jun 21, 2023This Is the Kit’s new album, Careful Of Your Keepers, has a wonderfully languid, rolling, fluid quality.
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MojoJun 21, 2023It's hard world for little things, pigeon or human: these songs fight to ease the way. [Jul 2023, p.88]
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UncutJun 22, 2023Their sixth sees the band hitting a peak of airy, classic modernism, marked by elegant polyphony, smart dynamics and Kate Stables' thoughtful lyrics. [Aug 2023, p.38]
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Jun 21, 2023This Is The Kit have found a way to stay true to their style in a way that doesn’t feel forced or boring.
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Jun 21, 2023While the latter half of the record isn’t as engrossing as the first half, it still concludes with a solid trio of tunes.
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Sep 5, 2023This Is The Kit are content to dwell in more solitary spaces, but given the ethereal arrangements and Rhy’s carefully considered input, Careful Of Your Keepers emerges as an affecting effort, with layer after layer of melody and mystique. Not surprisingly, This Is The Kit ensures all the pieces fit together fine.