This Is The Kit - Krulle Bol '2010

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Our Socks Forever More
02. Creeping Our Shins
03. Shared Out
04. Birchwood Beaker
05. With Her Weels Again
06. Two Wooden Spoons
07. We Need Our Knees
08. Moths
09. Krulle Bol
10. Greasy Goose
11. Tangled Walker
12. She Does


Alternative-folk act This Is the Kits rise to recognition was a slow and steady
one. The name is essentially an alias for British musician Kate Stables, along
with regular contributors among the ever-revolving ones. She was born and raised
in the English town of Winchester, and was absorbed by music at an early age,
learning both trumpet and guitar. It was here that she met Rozi Plain, who would
become both a solo artist and a regular member of This Is the Kit, along with
Jesse D. Vernon. Stables moved to Bristol in 2003, and spent more time invested
in music and less time on conventional jobs. It was here that she met many of
the musicians she would collaborate with in the future, and also where she cut
her first record, Krulle Bol, with John Parish (PJ Harvey, Sparklehorse) in
2008. She eventually made the move to Paris, and gave up other employment
altogether so she could focus on her music career.
This Is the Kit got their first publicity boost when Rob da Banks Sunday Best
Recordings label selected the track Wooden Spoons for their Folk Off compilation
album. The song was received so warmly that the label then decided to release
the track as a 7 single. Their sophomore effort, Wriggle Out the Restless,
followed in 2010, but despite the strong single Spinney and favorable reviews,
it didnt really build up their profile. It would be five years until the tide
turned for Stables and company, but 2015 proved to be a breakthrough year for
the band. The previous year they had begun to record what would become their
third album with the Nationals Aaron Dessner. He recruited a number of notable
musicians to come into the studio and work on the record, including his brother
Bryce, Matt Barrick (the Walkmen), Benjamin Lanz (Beirut, Sufjan Stevens), and
Thomas Bartlett (Doveman, the Gloaming). Bashed Out was released in 2015 on
Dessners Brassland Records label to widespread critical acclaim.
That year, the band received support from BBC 6 DJs such as Elbow frontman Guy
Garvey, who hosted an episode of Music Box devoted to them. They toured
extensively in support of Bashed Out, and regularly supported acts like the
National, Iron and Wine, and Sharon Van Etten. Their fourth record marked a
shift from the previous album, as it was recorded in her adopted home of Paris.
They reunited with Parish to produce the record, and it was released through
Rough Trade. Moonshine Freeze was released in 2017, with the title track acting
as the lead single.

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