{"id":37777,"date":"2026-05-14T07:34:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T05:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/?p=37777"},"modified":"2026-05-14T11:13:45","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:13:45","slug":"album-review-the-kind-hills-little-epiphanies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addtowantlist.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/album-review-the-kind-hills-little-epiphanies\/","title":{"rendered":"New album: The Kind Hills || Little Epiphanies"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is nothing short of a miracle that we now can listen to Little Epiphanies<\/em><\/a>. For the third album by slacker-pop collective The Kind Hills<\/a>, the band members’ ideas and contributions had to cross the borders and time zones of four continents, but Martin (Brisbane), Roman (Lucerne), Brett (Perth), Jess (London), Bea (Los Angeles), and Chase (Hong Kong) managed to pull it off. In no less than fourteen tracks (including a cover of Pavement’s I Love Perth<\/em>), they add introspective storytelling and sun-faded warmth to jangly guitars and dreamy synths, with variation in male and female vocals that complete it.<\/p>\n

In essence, the lyrics here are about finding comfort and meaning in life’s small, ordinary moments, such as bike rides, seaside views, late-night dancing, breakfast with friends, or simply escaping the noise of modern life (and the man flu). Beneath the record’s breezy surface runs a gentle tension between reminiscence and growth, reflecting on heartbreak, anxiety, burnout and digital overstimulation, while implying that joy, friendship, and simplicity remain the best antidotes: “I don’t understand \/\/ half the things you say \/\/ I do it my way” (from closer Vegemite<\/em>). This is soft-focus indie pop full of humor, healing, and heart.<\/p>\n