Amidst the nonstop Super Tuesday coverage and seemingly every other band on earth dropping their new single (s/o to Mitski, m83, Eskimeaux, and The Kills), Northampton-based Mal Devisa closed out yesterday by self-releasing her long awaited full-length on Bandcamp.
For those who have witnessed one of the singer/multi-instrumentalist’s sets, Kiid offers live staples like the haunting “Everybody Knows” and “Daisy”, but shines when it emphasizes Mal’s uncanny ability of making songs feel viscerally off-the-cuff, yet deeply intentioned. “In the Neighborhood” thumps with a viciously distorted synth bass as Mal assures that she’s doesn’t “look hip enough because [she’s] not hip enough in [her] neighborhood.” “FAT” thrives in a similar candidness as howls of “you mad?” come with enough force to divorce it from 4chan troll lexicon.
Stream the album in full below and purchase via their Bandcamp. A compilation tape of the For Daisy With Honey and 4U EPs has also been announced via DZ Tapes.