Kind of Like Spitting
| Kind of Like Spitting | |
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 Ben Barnett playing at Will's Pub, Orlando, Florida, January 2006 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock |
| Years active | 1996–2006 |
| Labels | Jealous Butcher Hush New American Dream Ohev/Ganaarecordings Barsuk Redder |
| Members | |
| Ben Barnett David J. |
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| Past members | |
| Ryan Moore Ryan Matheson |
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Kind of Like Spitting was an American indie rock band. They formed in 1996 in Portland, Oregon. The band was led by prolific singer-songwriter Ben Barnett, who work has drawn comparisons to Elliott Smith, Mark Eitzel, Billy Bragg, and Robert Pollard.[1]
Over the next decade, Kind of Like Spitting regularly toured in the US, sometimes with David J. or a backing band.
In the UK, the track "Birds of a Feather" was picked up and played by John Peel but didn't get regular airplay.[2]
The band released twelve albums in seven years.
Kind of Like Spitting announced a break-up in 2006 for personal reasons.[3]
Since 2007, Barnett has been teaching music at the Paul Green School of Rock in Seattle.[3]
In 2011, Kind Of Like Spitting played a reunion set at Brootal Sun Fest in Tucson, Arizona.[citation needed]
Barnett has been involved in other musical projects, including The Thermals in 2003.
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- You Secretly Want Me Dead - Hush Records (2000)
- Nothing Makes Sense Without It - New American Dream (2000)
- Old Moon in the Arms of the New - Hush Records (2000)
- One Hundred Dollar Room - Ohev/Ganaarecordings (2002)
- Bridges Worth Burning - Barsuk (2002)
- Learn: The Songs of Phil Ochs - Hush Records (2005)
- In the Red - Hush Records (2005)
- The Thrill of the Hunt - Redder Records (2006)
- Your Living Room’s All Over Me - Art of the Underground (2006)
[edit] References
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Kind of Like Spitting". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kind-of-like-spitting-p310765. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "John Peel show 10th June 1999". University of Edinburgh - School of Informatics. http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/gsteel/radioplus/index2.html. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ a b Brickner, Sara (2010-05-05). "Blunt Mechanic: Kind of Like Kind of Like Spitting". Seattle Weekly. http://www.seattleweekly.com/2010-05-05/music/blunt-mechanic-kind-of-like-kind-of-like-spitting/. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
