The Kiez

A duo based out of two continents, garage rockers The Kiez (pronounced Keetz) blend fuzzed out atmospheric rock with reverb laden soul and four on the floor dance bangers. Strangers introduced by mutual friends, Hamburg, Germany based producer and drummer Lucas Kochbeck and Lincoln, USA based ex Eagle Seagull frontman Eli Mardock hit it off right from the start. The two quickly got to work sending demos and song ideas back and forth like a game of telephone played over the internet, and produced a collection of song demos that would eventually become their debut EP “We Play” which was released on Hamburg, Germany label Clouds Hill on 2nd of February 2018, and their debut album „Hi, We Are The Kiez“ which was released via Warner Music Germany in 2019. Influences are worn on the sleeve, from artists as diverse as Iggy Pop, The Cure, Lou Reed, The Clash, Bowie, The Rolling Stones, even Peter Bjorn and John. But these RIYL tags are too easy, too lazy. The reality is The Kiez are worth a listen because they have qualities and sound uniquely their own.