{"product_id":"white-hinterland-kairos-cd","title":"White Hinterland - Kairos (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003eKairos, the second album from White Hinterland, is a stripped-down, atmospheric record with up-front, bright vocals. For vocalist Casey Dienel and producer\/multi-instrumentalist Shawn Creeden, it's an effective combination, and ultimately a bold one, for the fact that most like-minded acts bury the vocals. Musically, Kairos makes much out of the slow, drip-drip beat of trip-hop and a light touch of some Aphex Twin-like skittery percussion. Vocally, it's a showcase sort of an album: Dienel's singing is full and commanding. The band's move from the East Coast to Portland, Ore., had Dienel and Creeden working without a piano, which ultimately became a creative leap as White Hinterland turned to an array of looping sounds. On \"\"Moon Jam,\"\" Dienel sings of the disorientation of self-doubt, following \"\"I cannot control myself\"\" with \"\"I am afraid of so many things.\"\" It's a theme that weaves in perfectly with the music's lean ambience of slinky beats, deep bass and slow, insistent grooves. Kairos' 10 songs span 41 minutes, with a consistency that suggests a somewhat conservative approach to recording. But it's a control that makes the album's unexpected moments that much stronger: The bouncy shift midway through \"\"Bow and Arrow,\"\" the sing-songy lilt of \"\"Amsterdam\"\" and the R\u0026amp;B flourish that Dienel adds when she sings \"\"forever and ever\"\" on the album's closing track, \"\"Magnolias.\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sonic Highway","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51597031473447,"sku":"656605133423","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/0640\/5927\/files\/1606337.jpg?v=1783428898","url":"https:\/\/www.corkyscoffee.com\/products\/white-hinterland-kairos-cd","provider":"Corkys Coffee","version":"1.0","type":"link"}