Kind of Like Spitting
Kind of Like Spitting is an American indie rock band. They formed in 1996 in Portland, Oregon. The band is led by singer-songwriter Ben Barnett, whose work has drawn comparisons to Elliott Smith, Mark Eitzel, Billy Bragg, and Robert Pollard.
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Ben Barnett playing at Will's Pub, Orlando, Florida, January 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, emo |
| Years active | 1996–2006, 2012–present |
| Labels | Count Your Lucky Stars Records Topshelf Jealous Butcher Hush New American Dream Ohev/Ganaarecordings Barsuk Redder |
| Members | Ben Barnett Brian Grant Dante Johnson |
| Past members | Ryan Moore Ryan Matheson Ben Gibbard P.J. Aylward Dan DeVriend David Jerkovich |
Over the next decade, Kind of Like Spitting regularly toured in the US, sometimes with David Jerkovich of Novi Split or a backing band. Kind of Like Spitting released twelve albums in seven years. In the UK, the track "Birds of a Feather" was picked up and played by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel, but didn't get regular airplay. The band announced a break-up in 2006 for personal reasons.
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