Dream pop power trio from South London, Kitchens of Distinction (KOD), combined early shoegaze and straight-forward Brit-pop melodies with some of the most clever lyrics to surface in the early 1990s.The band hit the U.K. indie scene with the album Love is Hell, featuring "Prize," a track New Order might have written if they teamed up with Slowdive or My Bloody Valentine in 1989.Their second album, Strange Free World, which showcased the band's brilliant tender tongue and cheek, bass driven, shimmering guitar-laden jams like, "Drive That Fast." Other sonic gems included "Polaroids" and "Quick As Rainbows," that had listeners swooning for more modern day love tales. KOD finally hit stride with alternative American radio in 1992 with Death of Cool, featuring "Smiling" an instant classic that ponders the depths of beauty and relationships.The band's fourth and final album, Cowboys and Aliens, got lost in the shuffle in the States. But it's like the band is still singing out its soul with, "Now It's Time to Say Goodbye" and taking their last buoyant bow and knowing that this is it.
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