| Artist |
The KVB |
| Album Title: |
Unity |
| Album Cover: |
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| Primary Genre |
Alternative & Punk: Indie |
| Format |
Vinyl |
| Released |
11/26/2021 |
| Label |
Invada |
| Catalog No |
INV259LP |
| Bar Code No |
5051083169769 |
| Packaging |
LP Sleeve |
| Tracks |
| A1.
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Sunrise Over Concrete (2:06)
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| A2.
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Unité (3:24)
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| A3.
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Unbound (3:15)
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| A4.
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Future (3:35)
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| A5.
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Blind (5:35)
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| B1.
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Ideal Living (4:30)
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| B2.
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World On Fire (2:54)
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| B3.
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Structural Index (4:48)
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| B4.
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Lumens (3:40)
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| B5.
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Omni (4:59)
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| Date Acquired |
12/03/2021 |
| Personal Rating |
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| Acquired from |
Bandcamp Artist Website |
| Purchase Price |
42.94 |
Web Links |
All Music Guide Entry:
Discogs entry: |
Notes |
Band – Kat Day, Nicholas Wood
Cover [Cover Image] – Kat Day
Design [D&D], Art Direction [D&D] – Loose Collective
Mastered By – James Trevascus
Producer, Mixed By, Drum Programming – Andy Savours
Written-By – The KVB
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Invada Records UK
Copyright © – Invada Records UK
Published By – Just Isn't Music
Mastered At – Bakewell Audio
P&C 2021 Invada Records UK
standard black vinyl edition
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| Reviews |
Unity Review by Heather Phares:
For their sixth album, the KVB's Kat Day and Nicholas Wood took inspiration from their time in Spain and the unfinished luxury villas they found there, left abandoned after the financial crisis of the late 2000s. On Unity, however, those structures are symbols of potential, not pessimism. From the concrete forms on the album's cover to the tightly interlocked shoegaze and synth pop within, there's an architectural harmony that suggests that the future could be bright. Beginning with the sweeping synth vistas of "Sunrise Over Concrete" and "Unité"'s sleekly tooled message of bringing people together and closing with Wood's command to "forget the days we left behind," Unity is held together by a surprising, and winning, optimism. In between, Wood and Day's wide embrace of possibilities extends to the different approaches they explore with the help of producer Andy Savours. Of course, the KVB still excel at meshing shoegaze and minimal electronics so effortlessly that they seem made for each other on "World on Fire," "Unbound," and the aptly sparkling "Lumens." However, it's just as satisfying to hear them stretch on a song like "Future," where Day's soulful vocals and taut rhythms build on the moves they made toward the dancefloor on Only Now Forever. This momentum continues on the strutting "Blind" and "Ideal Living," a tense, synthwave-inflected track that marks one of the few times shadows creep into the album's gleaming sound. Rounded out by the clever counterpoint on "Structural Index," Unity feels richly varied instead of disjointed, and it's a testament to Wood and Day's creativity that they're still finding fresh ways to express themselves this far into their career.
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