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The New York Times calls his music "moody and sexy", which is why we're so pleased to be bringing Kindness (aka Adam Bainbridge) to Australia for his first tour down under later this month.

Be prepared for an onslaught of slinky smooth, wistful and woozy sounds as he hits the road with label-mates Tom Vek and Jonathan Boulet! In the meantime, get to know Kindness a little more with this video directed by Partizan's Dan Brereton.

TOUR DATES
Thu 24 May - The Hi Fi Bar Melbourne w/ Architecture in Helsinki DJs (tickets here)
Sat 26 May - Sydney Opera House w/ Van She Tech, Purple Sneakers DJs (tickets here)

'World You Need A Change of Mind' is out now - JB HiFi, iTunes deluxe or standard.

In preparation of Tom Vek, Kindness and Jonathan Boulet's upcoming tour, we're giving away a free download of Tom Vek's Aroused (Van She Remix).

Local supports have just been confirmed with Architecture in Helsinki DJs, Van She Tech, Purple Sneakers DJs, Das Moth, Mitzi and Tim Fuchs joining the fun.

TOUR DATES:
Thur 24.05 - The Hi Fi (Melb) w/ Architecture in Helsinki DJs TICKETS

Fri 25.05- The Bowler Bar & Tempo Hotel (Bris) w/ Das Moth (Cutters), Mitzi, Tim Fuchs OZTIX / MOSHTIX

Sat 26.05 - Sydney Opera House [Studio] w/ Van She Tech, Purple Sneakers DJs TIX

Modular Touring is pleased to present UK indie darlings Tom Vek and Kindness for their debut Australian tour with Jonathan Boulet. If you're sold already, check out the ticket links below.

Don't miss this one-off east coast tour taking in Melbourne at The Hi Fi on Thursday 24th May, The Bowler Bar & Tempo Hotel on Friday 25th May - for a very special 2 floored extravaganza, and finally Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Live to wrap up this exclusive triple headline show on Saturday 26th May.

Tickets are on sale now for all shows:
May 24 - Hi-Fi, Melbourne [TICKETS]
May 25 - The Bowler Bar/Tempo Hotel, Brisbane [OZTIX / MOSHTIX]
May 26 - Vivid Festival, Sydney Opera House [TICKETS]

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We're pleased to be releasing the highly anticipated, NY Times Reviewed debut full length 'World, You Need A Change of Mind' from Kindness in Australia today.

The album was co-produced, recorded and mixed in Paris with the Grammy Award winning Phillipe Zdar (Cassius / Cut Copy / Phoenix). Stream it in full below and get your copy from JB HiFi iTunes (w/ video bonuses), iTunes (standard).

SXSW this year saw around a million things going down at once. Film, music and parties every which way. Modular was well represented by Kindness, Pond, Grace Woodroofe and WIM who all performed in, around and throughout Austin last week.

Here's a rundown and visual feast of Modular's SXSW 2012 ambassadors.

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Kindness is the recorded work of Adam Bainbridge.

His forthcoming debut album, "World, You Need a Change of Mind" was co-produced, recorded and mixed with the Grammy Award winning Phillipe Zdar (Cassius / Cut Copy / Phoenix), at Zdar's studio in Paris and is set for an Australian release through Modular on March 23. To get an idea of the Kindness live show, check out the video for 'Gee Up'.

Catch him at SXSW at the following dates.

Wed March 14 - Windish/Laneways/EYOE @ Mohawk, 2pm
Thu March 15 - Gorilla vs Bear + Yours Truly @ Hype House, 1am
Fri March 16 - NME Showcase @ Latitude 30, 10pm
Sat March 17 - Fader Fort, 4.30pm

Kindness is the recorded work of Adam Bainbridge and bears the fingerprints of no specific scene, no particular country, no certain era. It's pop music but it's slippery and enigmatic, sounds slick yet underground.

Touted by NME in 2010 as the next big thing, his sound has recognisable reference points. From the leftfield disco of Walter Gibbons, the cosmopolitan rhythms of Grace Jones and Tom Tom Club, to the frictionless 80s R&B of Alexander O'Neal, all swirled around with the blurry Polaroid pop of Ariel Pink.

His forthcoming debut album, "World, You Need a Change of Mind" was co-produced, recorded and mixed with the Grammy Award winning Phillipe Zdar (Cassius / Cut Copy / Phoenix), at Zdar's studio in Paris and is set for release through Modular on March 23.