We’ve featured Kalandra frequently on this site over the last 10 years, and their incredible debut album ‘The Line’ was pretty much our favourite album of 2020.
So we’re delighted that they arrive in the UK tomorrow for some headline shows and we also have a new album ‘A Frame of Mind’ to listen to and write about, released last Friday. Whilst we take our time to get to know it, they’ve also released a video to the opening track of the album entitled ‘I Am’.
Firstly those UK tour dates open at Birmingham Asylum tomorrow Tuesday 17th September, before heading to Nottingham, Glasgow, Manchester Gorilla on Friday where I hope to see them and finishing in London on Sunday. The band then head off for a mammoth European tour starting in France, more details here on their website.
Meanwhile vocalist Katrina has been explaining more about the new video and concept behind the track: ‘The lyrics delve into the act of self-reflection, acknowledging the person you’ve become and taking responsibility for your own evolution. The music video is made by the multi talented filmmaker, puppet maker and stop motion artist Martyna Koleniec’.
‘We are so incredibly proud of how she’s managed to make our storytelling and vision come to life. We didn’t really have to follow up much as she simply “understood” the task perfectly, which makes us both teary eyed and ever grateful. We hope it resonates with you as much as it does for us.’
Kalandra are simply stunning live, and we can’t recommend them highly enough.