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Single Reviews
Single Review: Kyte – Designed For Damage (KIDS)
By Marc Samuels | Published on Friday 30 July 2010
Effectively nu-gaze with stadium ambitions, Kyte purvey a dreamy, melancholic yet anthemic brand of indie redolent of Coldplay mixed by Ulrich Schnauss.
Hardly original then, but the Leicestershire four-piece meld their soundscapes to impeccable songwriting and intelligent lyrics that have helped the group garner praise from a wide range of sources and even seen them soundtrack an ad for The Sopranos in the US. There are faint vapour trails of M83 here, or even Maps, and an overall feeling of Doves flying above the (Northern) gloom towards the sun, which can only be a good thing.
Accompanied by three proper b-sides (all good ones too – when was the last time you could say that?), ‘Designed For Damage’ soars with ambition yet remains a powerfully poignant, intimate listen. MS
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