The Kind

The Kind is powerful, full of energy and extremely dynamic. Their music is eclectic, which encompasses its roots from: funk, ska, country, reggae, blues and jazz. "An inspired collection of ska, reggae, R&B and rock ‘n roll. Fronted by guitarist Richard Lebos and bass player Leo Nobre, The Kind deftly handle a number of stylistic twists and turns, allowing the CD a rich, organic and, at times, psychedelic feel." (City Link) “Variety, diversity, eclecticism are a few words that come to mind when listening to The Kind. At times provocative, riveting and vigorous their music will keep you focused. The changes that are traversed are often quick and unassuming, yet very interesting. The promise of an exciting future will have you coming back to see how this group has developed further in the unyielding realm of musical diverseness.” (MuzikMan.com) "The Kind is a musical chaos perfectly suited to a group that can light up things with urgent funkiness (the brilliant “Changed My Life”), red-eyed barroom innuendo (“Sloppy Love”), or unpretentious intelligence (the Jaco Pastorius-inspired “Breather”)." – (New Times, Miami) “It's really refreshing to find a group that has such a diverse mix of sounds and uses them so effectively. Strange and alluring, I find myself like a confused puppy, my head is turned sideways, ears forward, trying to figure out just exactly what I am listening to. Every time it starts over I hear new sounds that I didn’t catch the first four times through, all I can say is wowzers. The lead singer reminds me of some early Bowie. The rest of the band is completely in tune with each other in the sense that they must have made this for a reason and knew what this song was going to be (what I am getting at is they are tight).” – (GodsOfMusic.com)