| "Kindred" | ||||
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| Single by A Perfect Circle | ||||
| from the album Sessanta E.P.P.P. | ||||
| Released | March 29, 2024 | |||
| Recorded | 2024 | |||
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| Length | 4:49 | |||
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"Kindred" is a song by American rock band A Perfect Circle. It was released on March 29, 2024, and was the band's first new music in six years, following 2018's Eat the Elephant .
Following the completion of the band's fourth studio album, Eat the Elephant , and subsequent touring cycle in 2018, A Perfect Circle went inactive while members moved onto their respective musical projects. Frontman Maynard James Keenan resumed work with Puscifer, while guitarist Billy Howerdel put out a solo album, What Normal Was (2022). In 2023, a brief tour in celebration of Keenan's 60th birthday was announced. Scheduled to run across April and May 2024, it would feature performances from three bands: A Perfect Circle, Puscifer, and Primus. [3] In the month leading up to the tour's start, it was announced that a joint EP would be released just before the tour, [4] featuring one song from each band. [5] [4] The track from A Perfect Circle, "Kindred", was released on March 29, 2024. [6]
The song features Keenan on vocals, Howerdel on guitars, and Josh Freese on drums. [4] It is the first recording to feature Freese in 13 years, following his departure from the band during its infrequent activity across the early and mid 2010s. [7] Freese was scheduled to perform on the first half of the tour dates, before returning to his work with the Foo Fighters. [8]
"Kindred" was co-written and co-produced by Keenan and Howerdel. [4] Howerdel noted that it came together much faster than much of the band's earlier work. [9] While the two often work and rework songs for months at a time, "Kindred" was quickly recorded and was performed live for the first time on March 19, 2024—only 2 days prior to its official announcement. [9] Howerdel mentioned that its quick development had made it a challenge to prepare for live performance, compared to the band's usual songwriting process. [9]
Revolver described the song's sound as a "glacial, majestic bit of progressive gloomscaping" featuring "piano-and-symphony-string ambiance and percussively-anchored riffage". [1] Lyrically, the song describes feelings of lamenting the loss of connection to others. [1]