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And we’re off to our sound for this evenings “Back in the Hood” gig. It’s going to be a scorcher!

— K, Ray and The Bird

Weekend… here we come! Looking foward to our performance at Goodwood Methodist later this eve!

Hi everyone! This weekend we’ll be meeting up with our creative arts director to discuss ideas for our 2 music videos – SETTLE DOWN and A ROLE TO PLAY. We are still up for any suggestions or creative ideas that any of you might have. You can have a listen to the tracks on this here facebook page. THEN, a reminder that we are performing next week at the BARLEYCORN MUSIC CLUB (18 Jan) andthe ZULA SOUND BAR (19 Jan). Hope to see many of you there. Thanks for listening!

We’re off to our final band rehearsal this afternoon. Going to be working on some new arrangements for our performanes tomorrow and Sunday evening.

Getting ready for this evenings band rehearsal – the final one before this weekends SUMMER CONCERT!It’s going to be AWESOME (well, the concert anyway). There are still tickets available. For more info, check our “events” page on facebook or our website. Thanks for listening!

24 October 2009
Sergio reviews K, Ray and The Bird’s Waiting for Harmony.

Artist Name: K, Ray and The Bird
Album Name: Waiting for Harmony
Year: 2009
Genre: Folk Rock

Dubbed “the best thing to come out of Goodwood” – which I tend to agree with purely because the only other thing I know from there is my ex-girlfriend and she’s well…um…yeah – K, Ray and The Bird are the new boys (and girl) of the local folk rock scene.
Having been together for 2 years, it was inevitable that they would finally release something for their fans – and that they have with a 6-track EP titled Waiting for Harmony. Featuring a combination of acoustic guitars, bass, drum and various other wind instruments, this album is a revisit to the older years where guitars had no distortion and the music was all about “peace and love, dude” – I like to think of it as the kind of tunes that a blazed Foster & Allen would play at Woodstock ’69.
Drawing heavily on influences from The Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel, Waiting for Harmony is an honest record that is based around many musical, as well as personal, experiences. Band members, Karyn Stuart, Gareth Asch and Raé Swart, all come from musical backgrounds and it shows on their multi-layered approach to song writing. Even though folk rock may not be the hottest genre of the moment, it does take an exceptional amount of talent to produce such an atmospheric album, which is devoid of studio effects, and relies entirely on the quality of musicianship – not the ability of the sound engineer.
The only real gripe I have with this album is ironically for the track, ‘Listen to the Criticism’. While the song has inspiring lyrics throughout, I just feel that the music doesn’t convey the message adequately. The chorus sounds more like a bad Robbie Williams demo than a powerful, uplifting piece – and the tempo changes on the song are also too erratic for my liking.
Nonetheless, aside from the one song, Waiting for Harmony is a very solid EP, which will probably find solace in the hearts of Simon and Garfunkel fans. So keep your eyes peeled for a full-length release from the talented K, Ray and The Bird in the near future.

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Best Tracks: ‘Settling Down’ and ‘Superhero’

Score = 71/100

It’s 10:45pm and we’ve just rounded off our final band practise before our gig tomorrow eve. We’re amped and looking forward to performing (especially the new material. Thanks for listening!

We are grateful for the radio airplay we are getting. Playlists & top 20 charts are influenced by things like smses stations receive. If you have time, please sms the CCFM studio at 083 788 9494 and request A ROLE TO PLAY or I COULD BE WRONG (BUT… I THINK I’M RIGHT.) Although this could pose an ethical dilemma for some, we are comforted to know that THE BEACH BOYS did the same thing. We see it as assertive MARKETING.

Had a fantastic band rehearsal this afternoon. Worked on 4 new songs as well as 2 oldies that we’ll be recording this coming Thursday. We’ll keep you posted on happenings as we are in for exciting times these coming weeks. Thanks for listening!