The Kind Hills releases brand new album

The Kind Hills is a band whose story sounds improbable until the music starts playing. They started as a group of friends studying together in Perth, Australia before growing into a global indie pop project with members now spread across Brisbane, Perth, London, Los Angeles, Hong Kong and Lucerne. On paper, that geography suggests fragmentation but it’s produced something strangely truly magical. Their songs still carry the warmth of shared beginnings, the memory of nights spent chasing music, conversation and the feeling that anything might happen next.

Before continents separated them, the band’s world was forged in small venues, late evenings and the thrill of watching artists such as Custard, Regurgitator, Sodastream, Mach Pelican and Eskimo Joe. They absorbed atmosphere as much as sound during long Western Australian nights, spontaneous parties and friendships built through repetition became the emotional hearts that still beats in their music now.

At the centre of the project, Martin and Roman handle much of the writing, production and vocals, while the wider group add layers of voices and creative detail that subtly complete the picture. The Kind Hills first formally introduced themselves in 2023 with debut single “Every Silver Lining Has a Cloud” and since then, they’ve moved quickly, building an expansive catalogue across multiple singles and two full-length albums.

This year, they returned with a trio of new singles in the build up to their brand new third album titled Little Epiphanies, a fourteen-track record that leans into hope, humour and joy without pretending difficult relationship experiences do not exist. While the album looks back fondly on more carefree days while choosing optimism in the present, it’s also interested in emotional recovery, in remembering that fun can still be necessary even after disappointment.

Opening track “All Your Promises” kicks off the release with a song about leaving behind a problematic situation and stepping toward an uncertain future with hope still intact. That emotional movement is mirrored in the arrangement where shuffling drums create a gentle sense of momentum as bouncy basslines and playful lead guitar notes lift the track into motion as bright melodic vocals create a breezy indie pop jam.

“Making Memories” slows things down with gently tapped percussion and soft guitar strums carrying swaying vocal lines, offering a delightful listening experience from start to finish. With “Make Indie Pop Great Again,” fluttering vocals dance atop laid back instrumentation and smooth rhythmic pulse as layered voices and twanging guitar leads combine to form a showcase of the band’s lighthearted side.

Other highlights on the album include songs like “The Kind Hills” with its mellow rhythmic march, airy guitar notes and hushed vocals which casts a transportive sound brimming with elegant backing vocalisations and poignant lyricism. “Imposter Syndrome” presents an honest and catchy meditation on self-doubt, personifying fear as an old friend who appears whenever life starts becoming exciting wrapped up in a soothing soundscape full of woozy instrumentation and calmly strummed guitars. On “Time to Let Go (Was Long Ago),” the band links up with Icarus Phoenix to craft a moving song that frames profound lyrics in a subtly catchy, rock-tinged indie pop setting.

“Seaside” once again ties their songwriting to a sense of place with picture painting lyrics and an engaging arrangement of shifting rhythms and tender vocals while “I Need a Holiday” pairs bubbling synths and alternative vocal delivery to create an alluring indie outing that’s relatable and impossible not to love. Closing the album with “Vegemite,” the atmospheric blend of sparse instrumentation and intimate vocals tumble into a smooth groove to deliver a superb finale to the band’s incredible third record.

Listen to Little Epiphanies below