Saturday, April 27, 2013

New Look. New Drummer. New Album?

Gloom and doom, mood rockers Kill The Reflection recently made an appearance on KSBI-TV to promote their participation in the 2013 Norman Music Festival. For those of us that are unable to see the band perform live, this gave us our first glimpse at new member Starr Raven on drums.


Kill The Reflection is the vision quest of front man Morgan Routt. In 2010 he released their debut album Fleeting Melodies, Vol.1. Following in the foot steps of such great one man bands as Nine Inch Nails, Routt recorded the album himself, playing all the instruments. Although the album has a clear home recording quality about it, this does not detract from it’s beauty. Routt released the album and promoted it via the usual social network hubs. Fleeting Melodies was well received and Kill The Reflection was solidified as a band to watch.
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2011 the band became a band when Chris Stevens joined on drums and Mark Martinez on bass. As a three piece the band’s sound changed. Where the first album was heavily synth influenced, the new band had no synth player. The songs didn’t change, but now they were a guitar driven rendition of what they had previously been. The same year KTR released their sophomore effort Togetther…Apart… The second album didn’t gross the same kudos from critics as the debut had, but the fans took to it immediately.

2013, Kill The Reflection is tentatively scheduled to go into the studio this summer to begin recording their next album which will be released on the label Lackpro Records.  In the two years since their last album, the band has evolved.  They have been playing nonstop, opening for such acts as Mr. Gnome, and Neon Trees.  Undergoing a changing of the guard, Stevens left and Raven joined.  They have gone from a single songwriter to a group effort, and with that they have opened a door of boundless possibilities. This band has put in the effort and never failed to please. It is safe to assume that they will continue as they have in the past, making it impossible to anticipate what is next. I personally am looking forward to the results of their endeavor.

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