kites

Try the BEST MySpace Editor and MySpace Backgrounds at MySpace Toolbox !Kites was originally conceived by vocalist Andrew McDonald and producer / guitarist, Dale Shearsmith in the spring of 2006. Their efforts to put together a band earlier that year had not come to fruition. Pondering the reasons for the band's demise, they decided to pass the time by writing some songs and started recording demos at Dale's house. While Dale created 12 string jingly soundscapes inspired by the Byrds, Teenage Fanclub and Wilco, Andrew would lay down vocals that sit somewhere between the heartbreak of Elliot Smith and the sun drenched summer sounds of the Beach Boys. After a few months of sculpting their sound and armed with a number of strong demos, they decided to have another crack at putting together a band.Tim Stacey on drums and Rob Stephens on bass almost completed the picture until Miranda Pollard of New Rules for Boats added some much needed harmonies to the mix.Whilst currently putting finishing touches on their debut EP, Kites have dipped their toes into the water and released a double A side “Be Friends/Maybe We’ll Smile”With a buzz starting to develop around town on the back of their live shows that where "their warm sunny pop is a joy to simply tap your foot along to as you lean against the bar," the Kites are poised to set the Perth scene alight.Faster Louder Review“Tardy British India fans at Saturday night’s Amplifier Bar gig would be kicking themselves if they knew what they were missing, when first act Kites played. The WA five-piece took the stage; decked out in complimentary coloured suit jackets in various states of rock-star dishevelment. The crowd tried to keep the obligatory 3m space between them and the stage, as seems to be the rule for support acts; but they were just itching to move in and shake their booties. With the kind of infectious beats that you just can’t help moving to and a distinct, sometimes almost choral, vocal sound; the future is a bright sunny sky (with perfect wind conditions) for Kites.”