Kiev is an American
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...
band from
Orange, California
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. It consists of members Andrew Stavas (keys, saxophone), Brandon Corn (drums, percussion), Derek Poulsen (bass, computers), and Robert Brinkerhoff (guitar, vocals). They
self-released their first
EP titled ''Ain't No Scary Folks In On Around Here'' in 2010, which Los Angeles radio station
KROQ
KROQ-FM (106.7 MHz) is a commercial radio station licensed to Pasadena, California, serving Greater Los Angeles. Owned by Audacy, Inc., it broadcasts an alternative rock format known as "The World Famous KROQ" (pronounced "kay-rock").
The stat ...
characterized as "like having your ear work on a good puzzle". Their first single "Crooked Strings" received airplay on KROQ's Locals Only show.
The band's second EP was released in 2011, titled ''Be Gone Dull Cage & Others''. They were named "Best Indie Band" at the 2011
Orange County
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*Orange County, California, part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
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Music Awards. Los Angeles blog Buzzbands.LA described their sound as "trippy and cerebral at the same time, occupying that sometimes-exhilarating, sometimes-discomfiting space between left and right brain".
Kiev's first full-length album, ''Falling Bough Wisdom Teeth'', was released on October 22, 2013 by
Suspended Sunrise Recordings
Suspended Sunrise Recordings is an independent record label based in San Diego, California. The label was created by Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers and co-founded by Ryan Zachary in 2009, but Suspended Sunrise officially became active wh ...
. In November 2014, the band's single "Be Gone Dull Cage" was featured on ''
The Walking Dead'' episode "
Slabtown".
Live performances
On May 24, 2011, at the
Orange County Performing Arts Center
Orange most often refers to:
*Orange (fruit), the fruit of the tree species '' Citrus'' × ''sinensis''
** Orange blossom, its fragrant flower
* Orange (colour), from the color of an orange, occurs between red and yellow in the visible spectrum ...
, Kiev debuted a live stereoscopic
3-D set with visuals projected and choreographed to their music. The live 3-D show was performed for the second time on September 22, 2011 at
Avalon Hollywood
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as part of the 2011
Los Angeles
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3-D Film and Music Festival. The band was awarded the festivals "3DFF Pioneer Award" for their performance that night.
Discography
;Albums
*''Falling Bough Wisdom Teeth'' (2013)
;EPs
*''Ain't No Scary Folks In On Around Here'' (2010)
*''Be Gone Dull Cage & Others'' (2011)
;Singles
* "Be Gone Dull Cage (Walker Version)" (2014)
* "Willing Eyes" (2019)
References
External links
*
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Alternative rock groups from California
Musical groups from Orange County, California