The Brother Kite is an American
alternative rock
Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...
band, formed in
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...
in 2002.
The band consists of Patrick Boutwell on guitar and lead vocals; Jon Downs on guitar and vocals; Andrea Downs on bass guitar; Mark Howard on guitar, keyboard, and vocals; and Matt Rozzero on drums and sampler.
In December 2004, American
webzine
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''Somewhere Cold'' ranked their self-titled debut album No. 9 on the ''2004 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame'' list. In February 2007, ''Somewhere Cold'' again voted their second album, ''Waiting for the Time'' ''to be Right'', No. 3 on the ''2006 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame''.
In 2008, their song "Get On, Me" from the album ''Waiting for the Time to be Right'' was featured in the British television series ''
Skins''.
Discography
*''thebrotherkite'', 2004, LP
*''Waiting for the Time to be Right'', 2006, LP
*''Moonlight Race'', 2007, Single/EP
*''Split'', 2008, Single/EP
*''Isolation'', 2010, LP
*''Eye to Eye'', 2011, Single/EP
*''Model Rocket'', 2013, LP
*''Make It Real'', 2020, LP
References
Alternative rock groups from Rhode Island
Musicians from Providence, Rhode Island
Indie rock musical groups from Rhode Island
American indie pop groups
American power pop groups
Musical groups established in 2002
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