Talk about sleeping on an artist. I've had a bit of a rocky time with my blog lately and there was a period of time I was away from my music and my music social media. I had to spend time working on me and determining where I stand and where I need to stand in the industry and I've come back to writing and tonight I logged into SoundCloud and much to my surprise I found that at some point in time, I started following Kit Walters and I'll be damned if I'm not extremely happy that I did. I started listening to the tracks on SoundCloud and then moved to YouTube to watch the videos and have even purchased the EP from Amazon. What amazes me, in the most "I can't believe they aren't megastars" way possible, is that they only have less than 2000 likes on Facebook. This group should be huge. I mean, OneRepublic, Maroon 5, Shiny Toy Guns huge. They should be burning up mainstream pop radio. Their tracks should be being played on The Vampire Diaries and Teen Wolf and every other CW style show.
The combination of pop, rock, EDM, and a smattering of dubstep heralded by Kit Walters' vocals make for a dynamic combination that is nothing but stellar. Kit has this edge to his voice that elevates the tracks to something hovering between rock and pop and it's that rawness that will make you continue to the next track. And then the next after that. What really stood out to me was the cover they released on their Soundcloud of "I'm on Fire" by Bruce Springsteen (which is by far one of my favorite songs ever) and the treatment they've given it takes it and cranks up the heartache by about a million percent. They've created something that encapsulates so much longing and regret that physically hurts. I've felt this in the pit of my stomach before. This feeling so strong that you just don't know how to deal with it. I can't speak highly enough about this cover. It's what hooked me and will probably be the "gateway drug" I use to hook other people.
But moving beyond the cover, you start unraveling the layers that are KIT. The next track I listened to was "Your Ghost", another track plagued with heartache and longing. The track reminded me of an Australian band, Appeasing Lindsey and I am enamored with them so I was primed and ready to go when the song started. What I wasn't expecting was the hardness to the vocal on the chorus but that's what sealed the deal. It's what makes this more than a mere pop song. It's the elevating point that makes it more than the sum of it's parts.
But moving beyond the cover, you start unraveling the layers that are KIT. The next track I listened to was "Your Ghost", another track plagued with heartache and longing. The track reminded me of an Australian band, Appeasing Lindsey and I am enamored with them so I was primed and ready to go when the song started. What I wasn't expecting was the hardness to the vocal on the chorus but that's what sealed the deal. It's what makes this more than a mere pop song. It's the elevating point that makes it more than the sum of it's parts.
They are a relatively new band, formed in 2012 but they already have a sound that's mature and fully thought out. It's not an easy task for a new group to find their footing so quickly. And it gives the illusion that they've been doing this for a long time. That's important because it gives them room to grow into the industry without spending time trying to find out who their listener is. I think right now, their listener is someone that has some life experiences under their belt and knows that life isn't all sunshine and rainbows but isn't willing to give up yet.
Go out and spend the $5 on the EP and support them on all the social media you can.
KIT on the Web
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/kitwaltersmusic
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KITwaltersmusic
Instagram: http://instagram.com/kitwaltersmusic
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