KIND OF LIKE SPITTING
Hush Records  Ben Barnett: vocals, guitar Ryan Moore: drums Ryan Matheson: bass Biography Kind of Like Spitting is the outlet for prolific singer/songwriter Ben Barnett . The year 2000 alone saw four full-length releases from him; through Nothing Makes Sense Without It ,Old Moon in the Arms of the New ,You Secretly Want Me Dead, and One Hundred Dollar Room ,Barnett gained comparisons to Elliott Smith, Mark Eitzel, Billy Bragg, and Robert Pollard. A self-titled 2001 release compiled re-recorded versions of early material. Barnett 's work is also strewn throughout several singles, EP, and various artist releases. Their next record, Bridges Worth Burning, came out in the summer of 2002. The following tour saw his drummer leave, so he simply let him leave and turned the tour into an acoustic one. -- Andy Kellman "Love him or hate him, there is no denying that KOLS's very own Ben Barnett is the finest singer-songwriter to call PDX a home. With a level of proliferation that would give Bob Pollard a run for his money, Bridges is KOLS's seventh full-length, and hands-down his best work. True to form, Barnett still sings and yelps in frantic emotional outbursts, leaving the listerner with a voyeuristic thrill and that awkward guilt that comes with finding out too much about someone's sordid life. Rounded out by a proper band -- bassist Brian Grant and drummer Ben Gibbard (death cab for cutie), respectively -- Bridges offers up a more cohesive sound than previous recordings. Nowhere is that more evident than on "We Are Both Writers," as Barnett fervently sings, "Our lives are deer blocking the lane, we can just sit back and watch it all go up in flames, until every note, every chord, sounds the same...". Sure it's ill-fated, over-the-top music for damaged people, but that's why it's one of the best records to see the light of day this year." (Portland Mercury) Review of Bridges Worth Burning ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Discography "Kind Of Like Spitting / Lumria" Split EP (Art Of The Underground)- Spring 2006 "The Thrill Of The Hunt" LP (Hush Records)- 2006 "In The Red" LP (Hush Records)- 2005 "Learn: The Songs Of Phil Ochs" LP (Hush Records)- 2005 "Bridges Worth Burning" LP (Barsuk Records) - 2002< "$100 Room" LP (Hush Records)- Fall 2000 "Kind Of Like Spitting" LP (Hush Records)- 2001 "Old Moon In The Arms Of The New" LP (Hush Records)- Fall 2000 "Nothing Makes Sense Without It" LP (Hush Records)- 2000 "You Secretly Want Me Dead" LP (Hush Records)- 2000 "Kind Of Like Spitting / The City On Film" Split EP (Sport)- 1999 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Links Official Website- www.myspace.com/wehaveacrushonamygoodman Listen at- Myspace.com Label- Hush Records Booking- john@kickstandproductions.net View Schedule- Avails |
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