October 21, 2008 @ 12:41 pm

Kindred The Family Soul: The Arrival

Melanie Sims

Keeping it all in the family is a good thing for the husband-and-wife duo's third album

Kindred the Family Soul
The Arrival (Hidden Beach)

Any old sexpot can go in the studio and sweat out a baby-makin’ album, but only a real-life husband and wife duo like Kindred Family Soul can artfully transcend the realm of the pelvic thrust to create their third album, The Arrival (Hidden Beach Recordings). It ain’t just baby-making music, it’s baby-raising music. 

Fatin Dantzler and his wife Aja Graydon, who recently added twin baby girls to their unit, expound on the ups and downs, compromises and sacrifices of a forever-blossoming relationship and growing family, on songs like the piano-laced “House of Love.” They dismiss the idea of a perfect union and address the art of controlling one’s temper on “Pressure.” And while the couple step outside the box to address societal ills, including mention of “a tree in Jena” on “The Struggle,” Kindred is best when they stick to love songs like “Hey”, a mid-tempo ballad in the vein of their previous hits “Where Would I Be (The Question)” and “Far Away”.

Despite sticking to the usual formula of black love poured over mellow-out tracks, The Arrival proves they haven’t lost their ability to create an album that grooves and enlightens.

The Arrival is in stores October 21

Track Listing for The Arrival 

1. Can't Help It
2. Pressure
3. Just the Way You Are
4. House of Love
5. Alright
6. Rightfully So
7. Set Free
8. The Struggle
9. Love We Share
10. No Limit
11. Poetry Interlude
12. Hey
13. So Much Better
14. Always Be Arriving (Finale)

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