Kind of Like Spitting | |
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 Ben Barnett playing at Will's Pub, Orlando, Florida, January 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, emo |
| Years active | 1996–2006, 2012–present |
| Labels | Count Your Lucky Stars Records Topshelf Jealous Butcher Hush New American Dream Ohev/Ganaarecordings Barsuk Redder |
| Members | Ben Barnett Brian Grant Dante Johnson |
| Past members | Ryan Moore Ryan Matheson Ben Gibbard P.J. Aylward Dan DeVriend David Jerkovich |
Kind of Like Spitting is an American indie rock band. They formed in 1996 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by singer-songwriter Ben Barnett, whose 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 Jerkovich of Novi Split or a backing band. Kind of Like Spitting released twelve albums in seven years. In the UK, the track "Birds of a Feather" was picked up and played by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, but didn't get regular airplay.[2] The band announced a break-up in 2006 for personal reasons.[3]
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Kind of Like Spitting". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-01-11.
- ^ "John Peel show 10th June 1999". University of Edinburgh - School of Informatics. Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
- ^ Brickner, Sara (2010-05-05). "Blunt Mechanic: Kind of Like Kind of Like Spitting". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved 2011-01-11.