Inspired by personal tragedy, and comprised of Ian Metzger, lead songwriter and vocalist, drummer Mark Kulvinskas, and multi-instrumentalist James Mulhern, The Gentle Hits have gained a wide-scale following with their critically acclaimed projects Dear and the Headlights (Equal Vision Records) and What Laura Says. For The Gentle Hits, the band dynamically create a self assured and beautiful sonic landscape, encompassing all the grit and beauty one human life can hold.
Ghettoblaster recently caught up with the band to find out what other gritty and beautiful records they enjoyed in 2016. This is what they told us.
Big Business – Command Your Weather
Car Seat Headrest – Teens Of Denial
Death Grips – Bottomless Pit
Mild High Club – Skiptracing
Pro Teens – Accidentally
Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool
Isaiah Rashad – The Sun’s Tirade
Andy Schauf – The Party
Slow Moses – Charity Binge
Tycho – Epoch
(The Gentle Hits will be released on November 18 via Porch Party Records. Pre-order The Gentle Hits’ self-titled debut here.
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