{{Short description|British post-punk duo}} {{COI|date=September 2017}} {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = The KVB | image = The_KVB_im_UT_Connewitz _-_ 4.jpg | origin = London, England | genre = Post-punk, Shoegaze, Dark wave, Psychedelic, | years_active = 2010–present | label = Invada Records, A Records, Cititrax Minimal Wave, Clan Destine, Downwards | website = [http://www.thekvb.co.uk/ thekvb.co.uk] | current_members = Nicholas Wood, Kat Day }}
'''The KVB''' is a British audio-visual post-punk duo originally formed in London<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/album/reviews-various-artists-14951|title=The KVB - 'Minus One' - NME|website=Nme.com|date=28 January 2009}}</ref> in 2010 by Nicholas Wood and Kat Day.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.thekvb.co.uk/press/ |title=Press — the KVB |access-date=2017-09-06 |archive-date=2017-07-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712033558/http://www.thekvb.co.uk/press/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The KVB's sound has been described as a combination of electronic, psychedelic, post-punk and shoegaze.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/music/the-kvb-minus-one-album-review|title=The KVB – 'Minus One' album review|website=Timeout.com}}</ref> The visual element of the band is created by Kat Day, who studied fine art at Goldsmiths, University of London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20160228/arts-entertainment/A-layered-immersion-into-music.604061|title=A layered immersion into music|website=Timesofmalta.com|date=28 February 2016 }}</ref>
== Biography == Originally starting in 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2016/03/17/the-kvb-interview-of-desire-video-game-textures-maximalist/|title=How The KVB turned video game textures into maximalist art on Of Desire|date=17 March 2016|website=Factmag.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thequietus.com/articles/13847-kvb-interview-minus-one|title=The Quietus - Features - Escape Velocity - Drone Bomb: An Interview With The KVB|website=Thequietus.com|date=12 November 2013 }}</ref> as the solo recording project of then Southampton-based musician Nicholas Wood,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19324/reviews/4149908|title=Album Review: The KVB - Of Desire|website=Drownedinsound.com|access-date=2017-09-06|archive-date=2017-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170909005636/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19324/reviews/4149908|url-status=dead}}</ref> The KVB released a number of demos online and limited edition cassettes,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/KVB-Subjection-Subordination/release/3142503|title=The KVB - Subjection / Subordination|website=Discogs.com|date=2011 }}</ref> before gaining the attention of techno label Downwards for the release of the EP ''Into the Night'' in June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2011/06/28/pink-playground-the-kvb-ten-into-the-night/|title=Pink Playground / The KVB: 'Ten' / 'Into the Night'|date=28 June 2011|website=Factmag.com}}</ref>
Nicholas was joined by Kat Day on synthesizers and visuals in late 2011,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/jp/article/ywp8by/london-to-berlin-the-kvb-interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180318183719/https://i-d.vice.com/jp/article/ywp8by/london-to-berlin-the-kvb-interview|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 18, 2018|title=ロンドンからベルリンへ：The KVB インタビュー|website=I-d.vice.com|date=4 July 2017}}</ref> whilst she was studying fine art at Goldsmiths, University of London,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chaoscontrol.com/the-kvb-interview-of-desire/|title=The KVB interview - Chaos Control Digizine|date=13 March 2016|website=Chaoscontrol.com}}</ref> to form a duo. They played their first live concert together in London at The Shacklewell Arms in December of that year{{Citation needed|date=October 2025}}. Their first full-length album, ''Always Then'', was released in February 2012 on Clan Destine Records<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thefourohfive.com/music/review/the-kvb-always-then|title=The KVB - Always Then|website=Thefourohfive.com}}</ref> and coincided with their first European tour, as well as support dates in the UK with The Soft Moon, Singapore Sling (band) and Tamaryn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://brightonnoise.co.uk/live-review/?p=42443|title=Tamaryn / Carousels / The KVB|website=Brightnoise.co.uk}}</ref>
To coincide with the A Records release, The KVB supported The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their tour of Australia that year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.beat.com.au/music/kvb|title=The KVB|website=Beat.com.au}}</ref> 2013 also saw The KVB support Loop on their UK reunion tour<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/live-review-loop-the-kvb/|title=Live Review: Loop / The KVB|website=Faroutmagazine.co.uk|date=6 December 2013|access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://echoesanddust.com/2013/12/live-loop-and-the-kvb-the-liquid-room-edinburgh-december-4-2013/|title=Live: Loop and The KVB – The Liquid Room, Edinburgh. December 4, 2013.|date=6 December 2013|website=Echoesanddust.com}}</ref> and play at the Loop-curated ATP Festival at Camber Sands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/50487-television-chelsea-light-moving-dinosaur-jr-to-play-last-ever-british-atp-weekenders/|title=Television, Chelsea Light Moving, Dinosaur Jr. to Play Last Ever British ATP Weekenders|website=Pitchfork.com|date=26 April 2013 }}</ref>
The duo recorded their next release, 2014's EP ''Out of Body'' at the Berlin studio of Anton Newcombe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hero-magazine.com/article/28646/enter-the-kvb/|title=The KVB on finding solace in Berlin, Anton Newcombe and lo-fi extremity|website=Hero-magazine.com}}</ref> Live drums on this release were contributed by Joe Dilworth, formerly of Stereolab.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/out-of-body-mw0002667408|title=Out of Body - The KVB - Songs, Reviews, Credits|website=AllMusic}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/15013|title=Review: The KVB - Out Of Body|website=Residentadvisor.net}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kvb-out_of_body_ep|title=The KVB Out of Body EP|website=Exclaim.ca}}</ref>
2015 saw the band perform at the Primavera Sound festivals in Barcelona & Porto.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://concert.arte.tv/fr/livestories/primavera-2015-vendredi-les-bons-refrains-sont-eternels|title=Primavera 2015, vendredi: Les bons refrains sont éternels|website=Concert.arte.tv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/these-are-the-bands-to-see-at-primavera/|title=These Are the Bands You Should Go See at Primavera|website=Noisey.vice.com|date=10 May 2015 }}</ref>
In 2017, The KVB released the EP, ''Fixation / White Walls''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.invada.co.uk/products/the-kvb-fixation-white-walls-ep-transparent-red-vinyl-with-black-splatter|title=The KVB - Fixation / White Walls EP [Red Vinyl With Black Splatter]|website=Invada.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://echoesanddust.com/2017/06/the-kvb-fixation-white-walls-ep/|title=The KVB - Fixation / White Walls EP|date=4 June 2017|website=Echoesanddust.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-kvb-return-with-two-new-tracks-and-announce-fixationwhite-walls-ep/|title=The KVB return with two new tracks and announce 'Fixation/White Walls' EP|website=Faroutmagazine.co.uk|date=24 April 2017|access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://crackmagazine.net/2017/04/premiere-the-kvb-fixation|title=Be the first to hear a track from The KVB's new EP on Invada|date=5 April 2017|website=Crackmagazine.net}}</ref>
On 26 November 2021, the band released their sixth album, ''Unity''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/unity-mw0003611327|title=Unity - The KVB | Songs, Reviews, Credits |website=AllMusic|access-date=26 November 2021}}</ref>
In January 2023 they supported Editors on their UK & Ireland tour<ref>{{cite web |title=2022 was a busy year |url=https://www.instagram.com/thekvb/p/Cm13HoaIjFK/?img_index=1 |website=Instagram}}</ref> and remixed one of their songs.<ref>{{cite web |title=Editors – Vibe (The KVB Remix) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/25912015-Editors-Vibe-The-KVB-Remix |website=Discogs|date=25 January 2023 }}</ref> In May, they released ''Artefacts (Reimaginings From The Original Psychedelic Era)'',<ref>{{cite web |title=The KVB – Artefacts (Reimaginings From The Original Psychedelic Era) |url=https://www.discogs.com/release/27087993-The-KVB-Artefacts-Reimaginings-From-The-Original-Psychedelic-Era |website=Discogs|date=12 May 2023 }}</ref> an album containing covers of tracks from classic psychedelic rock bands including The 13th Floor Elevators, The Castaways, Status Quo or The Who, referencing a seminal compilation of the genre (Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968) with the title. Early 2024 they announced the April release of their new album, ''Tremors'' and a UK & Europe our for the following month.<ref>{{cite web |title='Tremors' 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 tour dates announced! |url=https://www.instagram.com/thekvb/p/Cm13HoaIjFK/?img_index=1 |website=Instagram}}</ref>
In 2024, the KVB released a music video for ''Tremors'' which featured in Brooklyn Vegan <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PIx6Cw05ow | title=The KVB - Tremors | website=YouTube | date=3 April 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-kvb-tell-us-about-their-top-10-songs-for-night-drives/ | title=The KVB tell us about their Top 10 Songs for Night Drives }}</ref>
The KVB have been touring Europe/UK in April and May 2024 <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.instagram.com/p/C6ZKukLoIa-/ | title=Instagram }}</ref>
==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''Always Then'' (2012, Clan Destine Records) * ''Immaterial Visions'' (2013, Cititrax) * ''Minus One'' (2013, A Records) * ''Mirror Being'' (2015, Invada Records) * ''Of Desire'' (2016, Invada Records) * ''Only Now Forever'' (2018, Invada Records) * ''Live At La Cigale'' (2020, Invada Records) * ''Unity'' (2021, Invada Records) * ''Tremors'' (2024, Invada Records)
===EPs=== * ''Into The Night'' (2011, Downwards Records) * ''Out Of Body'' (2014, A Records) * ''Fixation / White Walls'' (2017, Invada Records)
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==External links== *[http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-kvb-mn0002898269/biography The KVB Biography, Songs, & Albums]
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