They've got their first gig coming up on Monday in Nottingham, followed by a show at Goldsmiths in London during October. But aside from that there's only the various cover versions on their MySpace - including a droning, crackling rework of Madonna's 'Papa Don't Preach', re-titled 'Baby Don't Freak', and a jaunty cover of former Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg's 'Swinging Party' - as an indication of what Kindness is all about. Probably the best piece available, though, is the video entitled 'Gee Wiz', which mixes the lite-funk of Brothers Johnson with the art school sensibility of Talking Heads. That the frontman spends the entire video with his face engulfed by hair – Cousin It meets Thurston Moore – only adds to the mystique. Good.
Sep 23, 2009
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Approved: Kindness (SNAP Of The Day)
Kindness, with a first gig in Nottingham, are featured through covers including a version of Madonna's Papa Don't Preach and the video for Gee Wiz.