{"product_id":"198715005233","title":"Kissing Book \"(s)\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally released on compact disc by Magic Marker Records (Dear Nora, Tullycraft, The Bats, Lunchbox, All Girl Summer Fun Band) Kissing Book members also played in The Mooney Suzuki, The I Live The Life of a Movie Star Secret Hideout, The Mantels, The Mosquitoes, Andrew Kaffer, Stuffed Shirts.\u003c\/p\u003e \n\n\u003cp\u003eKissing Book formed during the anti-grunge backlash of the mid-90’s, in peak Elliott Smith-era Portland. The indie-pop group stood out from their peers by incorporating their undying adoration of cool jazz, bossa nova, hip-hop and R\u0026amp;B, landing in a smooth and shiny realm somewhere between The Sea and Cake and The Spinanes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early 00s, the band recorded two albums produced by renowned indie-pop home producers: their smart and moody debut LP Lines \u0026amp; Color with Martyn Leaper (The Minders) and its loopy, candy-coated follow-up, Kissing Book(s) with Dusty Reske (Rocketship.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor the better part of the aughts, Kissing Book relentlessly toured the USA and Australia\/New Zealand. When they weren’t headlining, the group supported stellar contemporaries such as The Lucksmiths, Glossary, Poundsign, Dear Nora and Dirty Projectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKissing Book’s recent third album S11NGLES compiles tracks recorded during their semi-hiatus years, when members all lived in different cities (PDX, NYC, SF) and played in other groups (The Mooney Suzuki, The Mantels, The Mosquitoes, Andrew Kaffer, Stuffed Shirts)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCurrently reunited in Portland, the group is recording a new album with a healthy mix of their classic sound and a new foray into uncharted sonic territory. Kissing Book has returned as a bright and formidable live act; the band is looking forward to a slew of national tour dates when their new LP is released.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"---","offers":[{"title":"VINYL","offer_id":44890934542511,"sku":"198715005233","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0552\/8833\/2463\/files\/4387378-3291209.jpg?v=1738891115","url":"https:\/\/endofanear.sbs\/products\/198715005233","provider":"End Of An Ear","version":"1.0","type":"link"}