{"title":"Cousin Kula","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"double-dinners","title":"Double Dinners","description":"\u003cp\u003eBristol based band Cousin Kula announce their debut album \u003ci\u003eDouble Dinners\u003c\/i\u003e. With co-signs from the likes of BADBADNOTGOOD and newly signed to Rhythm Section, Cousin Kula have created their own musical universe of otherworldly pop serenity with vastly distinct, but complementary elements: “the possibilities of jazz, the emphatic energy of club culture, and the sonic tapestries of psychedelia” CLASH Magazine remark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLiving and recording together, nestled in the sun-drenched hills on the outskirts of Bristol, Cousin Kula are masters of their craft, and also of restraint; widely regarded by their fans for their superior live show. Having performed live in various bands for the past 10 years since their early teens, not being able to hit the stage during lockdown took its toll on these musicians. Ever resourceful, however, Cousin Kula began a series of their own home-made live sessions, which lead in turn to a Boiler Room Session and further a request from XL signees BADBADNOTGOOD to record a live adaptation of their new single.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, Cousin Kula flutter into the collective consciousness with a timeless slice of psychedelic soul on debut album Double Dinners. The latest band to emerge out of the buoyant Bristol music scene, they have stripped back all excess baggage for their most accomplished recordings to date. Existing on a similar plane to contemporaries such as Connan Mockasin, Mildlife, Toro Y Moi, Mac DeMarco and HOMESHAKE, the band caught the attention of renowned tastemaker Bradley Zero with their Casa Kula Cassette EP at the end of 2020, with the Rhythm Section founder swiftly taking the 5 piece under his wing, with him commenting:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The band balance an outsider approach with more hooks than you can shake a stick at... the result being a gently beguiling sound that effortlessly draws you in, revealing more character with each listen.”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rhythm Section International","offers":[{"title":"Yellow | LP","offer_id":50426335494475,"sku":"1139632","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Black | LP","offer_id":50426335723851,"sku":"1139633","price":20.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50426336149835,"sku":"1150319","price":13.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/c5f81d14-fe79-49c8-b66a-9e8ea5ae0ea5_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726807522"},{"product_id":"vitamin-d-2","title":"Vitamin D","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeeling like the first shot of sunshine after a long winter, Cousin Kula sound instantly recognisable yet gloriously renewed on their second album \u003ci\u003eVitamin D.\u003c\/i\u003e If their debut album \u003ci\u003eDouble Dinners\u003c\/i\u003e was the soundtrack to your heartbreak then this is the sound of falling back in love again. Even the titles of the track-list - \"Clothes Off\", \"Staying With You\", \"Good Feeling\" - boldly set the coordinates for this new body of work. From the opening wash of searing synth chords, bouncing bass, wailing guitar lines and flutters of flute, it's abundantly clear this is a feel good album.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Label boss, Bradley Zero exclaims “I think it’s fair to say that the band have shaken off the collective cobwebs and are ready for a summer of love!”. \u003ci\u003eVitamin D\u003c\/i\u003e is for the lovers, but also for the dancers. Cousin Kula have expanded their vocabulary but also learnt when to just sit back in the groove. Funk and disco has permeated their psychedelic indie-soul sound and it’s all the better for it. A quintet of virtuosic musicians, flexing when necessary but more often than not stripping it right back and reveling in the pocket. It’s a rare case of perfect thematic and musical synergy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"!K7","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50451168690507,"sku":"2169102","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/unnamed_37_b34f3249_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727118963"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/cousin-kula.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}