One of the best bands in Poland was formed in the late 1990s and since then released six albums. Initially inspired by Chicagoan post-rock and math-rock, Kristen gradually embraced avant rock, free-jazz flexibility and delicate brushes of electronics. They expanded their basic trio on some recordings, but have continued to play live in their core format of guitar, baritone guitar, drums, sampler and vocals. Thanks to excellent concerts they found themselves touring with Deerhoof, Xiu Xiu, Joe Lally, Talibam! and Karate. Kristen’s most recent output, “An Accident” (Lado ABC, 2011) demonstrates their amazing ability to stretch the rock template without breaking it. You may find echoes of Low’s melancholy, dissonant guitar work of Sonic Youth and The Dead C, or sublime songwriting of The Sea and Cake in Kristen’s adventurous although still accessible music. But most of all, you will discover a fully developed band which seamlessly blends song-writing and improvisation, emotions and abstract soundscapes into absolutely unique music. kristenband@kristenband.com http://kristenband.bandcamp.com/