💥GANGS OF KIN share funk-laden anthem 'Cool, Calm & Collected'💥
Led by an infectious bass line and unmistakable vocals, Cool, Calm & Collected arrives as a stand-out offering from the significant, rising GANGS OF KIN.
Born as a reminder to keep your internal focus, Cool Calm & Collected is a catchy must listen for anyone navigating today’s over stimulating world. Sharing more Joël explained:
We should all march to the beat of our own drum as we all take our time to figure out what we’re doing here. Some keep changing direction. People are quick to judge on one’s ‘success’ and as we grow up we discover that the mistakes we’ve made are just as valuable as the steps we’ve made forward. Within all the chaos, aimlessness and anxiety this is a song to cancel out the noise of outer pressure. The time of splendor comes after the drought.
This is a chant to stay cool, calm and collected.”
Cool, Calm & Collected is the follow-up to the genre-bending single Mass Confusion. Instantly captivating, the groove-laden release offered a moment to step back to cement the power of change and possibility. The Line of Best Fit described Joel’s soulful vocals as giving a sense of immediate emotional connection and intimacy. As well as receiving a plethora of new music press, the single also received support from Craig Charles at 6Music.
With the release of the debut EP ‘Nature Knows No King’ just around the corner (11/08/23) the message in GANGS OF KIN’S music becomes clearer than ever. Navigating the modern world is not for the faint-hearted. Sharing more Joël explained: This EP targets the man-made pressure and chaos we created called society. The struggle of getting in line with a system that feels a-strayed from what feels natural. Coming to terms with navigating general acceptance opposite of self-acceptance.
GANGS OF KIN is the project of Amsterdam-based artist, songwriter, and producer Joël Gaerthé. Destined for a musical path, he began performing by the tender age of 16.
While he was still fleshing out his path in life, it was clear that music would be at the core of his world indefinitely. Cutting his teeth initially as a pianist, he evolved continuously discovering his own soulful rasp, a voice that could help give flight to his emotional thoughts and spiritual creations.
He joined various bands, playing with a number of local collaborators including a stint in The Howlin, which won him some buzz and attention from tastemakers. However, after touring nonstop from 2011 through 2018, he was burnt and needed a new, different outlook. He wanted something that would allow him to produce beats and songs unapologetically, employing his love for films like Miller’s Crossing and Down by Law as well as J Dilla, low-fi beats, and passion for Flaming Lips, OutKast, MGMT, and Tame Impala. Thus, GANGS OF KIN was born — a collective between his own styles, all embodied by him – his own band and gangs of kin.
Since launching in 2021, it’s become clear that GANGS OF KIN has found its groove, both hypothetically and sonically. Armed with an exceptional flair for making bluesy, future-funk-inspired alt-pop, Gaerthé has claimed global attention with his genre-twisting sound and unmistakable vocal talent. With a healthy-looking Spotify account sitting at just under 5 million streams and already support from the likes of Clash, The Line of Best Fit, Variance, Flaunt, and Early Rising. Not to mention a string of wins in the world of sync (Behind her Eyes (Netflix), Boarders (Documentary) & Do I Even Wanna Know (Amazon), GANGS OF KIN makes music created to be heard.
Sat on a wealth of boundary-pushing singles, Gan
gs of Kin is your artist to watch this year.
