Some bands like to project an image of relentless menace. Others, like the (mostly) instrumental quartet, Kinski, authenticate the pretenders claims with every scorched-earth saga they release. Seattle’s best will be turning 20 years old soon, and to celebrate the momentous anniversary, they’ll be doing what they’ve done regularly for two decades: releasing a record that ratchets up the riff tension to heights few can ever dream to reach.
Accustomed to Your Face is out October 12 on indie dream Kill Rock Stars (pre-order it on CD, DL, and LP here). Two juggernaut-powered rock fests from the album (listenable down below) have been set free and sum up the wide-eyed approach of Kinski nicely. “Kinski 101” is a propulsive instrumental jam, and “Guest Girl Vocalist” features — you guessed it — a girl vocalist (although she’s not actuallya guest). The latter is a first for the band, with bassist Lucy Atkinson lending her vox to the primitive punk blast.
One of the US underground’s not-so-best kept secrets has scheduled select dates over the next couple of months, most with the savage Feral Ohms. 20 years is a long time but Kinski was there first and still does it best. That’s Kinski 101. And so is this:
Get accustomed to this tracklisting:
01. Fun Couple
02. Guest Girl Vocalist
03. Kinski 101
04. This Is the Weekend We Take the House Apart
05. There Goes Hot Stamper
06. Riff MOM
07. A Nap Is a Slice of the World
08. That’s the Way I See the City
Kinski comes alive:
09.21.18 - Spokane, WA - The Bartlett *
09.22.18 - Nelson, BC - Massic Music Festival
10.19.18 - San Francisco, CA - Thee Parkside #
10.20.18 - Santa Cruz, CA - Blue Lagoon $
10.25.18 - Portland, OR - High Water Mark %
10.26.18 - Seattle, CA - Blue Moon ^
10.27.18 - Bellingham, WA - Make.Shift ~
* Peru Resh
# Feral Ohms and Terry Gross
$ Mammatus and Feral Ohms
% Feral Ohms and Máscaras
^ Feral Ohms and Love Devotion Surrender
~ Feral Ohms
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