Nashville based indie rock sextet Kopecky Family
Band has announced the release date for the highly anticipated full length debut Kids
Raising Kids will be October 23rd. This adventurous, self-released record
is the culmination of five years progress for the band, both creatively and in terms of the
chemistry
that makes these six individuals a family. "It's a time capsule of all the
experiences we've had since we started playing together" says
co-founder Kelsey Kopecky (vocals/keys). Gabe Simon (vocals/guitar), whom Kelsey
founded the band with adds that this is the record where Kopecky Family Band has
"finally found its voice". The band feel that this record will allow fans to "take
home the live experience" they are so widely revered for.
With the impending release of Kids Raising Kids, the
band is offering the first single "Heartbeat" as a free download. "Heartbeat", with its ethereal
instrumentation, hand claps and percussive piano exemplifies the laid back,
yet progressive nature of Kids Raising Kids. It showcases the lack of
fear the band has trying different
routes in their pursuit to find the best way to finish a
song, taking advantage of their technical prowess while embracing simpler options
when the song calls for it.
If pressed to classify the band's sound, Gabe will
describe it as a "modern, more aggressive Fleetwood Mac". The
thoughtfulness and originality that comes with such an answer can be found throughout Kids
Raising Kids. The record works in much the same way as a book, with each song
a unique chapter.
The tracks all have their own personality and voice, but there is without a
doubt still something inherently 'Kopecky Family Band' about each one.
Kelsey will tell you the album is about "Discovering Life" and
the fact that while we are born basically the same, our paths through life and the
people we meet along
the way are what make us the individuals we are. This
concept is evident on the album, not just lyrically, but in the way each track
explores new musical territory.
Kopecky Family Band started when Kelsey and Gabe were in
college. The two were among a group of friends who were, as Kelsey says
"taking part in the old Nashville tradition of passing around the guitar". The
two were instantly impressed with each other, and the song-writing chemistry fell inline
just as quick. After a few writing sessions, the duo invited some of their friends to join them and a
truly special band was formed. The past few years have seen the release of
three EPs, relentless touring (including high profile gigs on the festival
circuit) and multiple crowd-stealing performances at both SXSW and CMJ. Perhaps most notably Paste
Magazine named Kopecky Family Band the "best live band of 2011."
As the band prepares to release Kids Raising Kids, stay tuned for much more exciting
news from the KFB camp.
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