Christian power pop from Norfolk's Kairos
 Norwich Christian band Kairos have been interviewed by Cross Rhythms, the national Christian broadcaster. Anyone who's heard the six-song EP Piercing the Darkness by Norwich-based Kairos will know that here is a band to be reckoned with.
The Cross Rhythms reviewer enthused, "it is solid guitars, clear vocals, unfussy drumming, uncluttered background fills, well constructed songs and then a bit more. If you like the idea of power pop new wave post-punk brought up to date with the occasional Beatles-ish melody line, then you'll like this."
Maybe it's best not to pursue the "power pop new wave post-punk" bit but one thing is certain, there is a freshness of sound about this five-piece. Not only that, there's also a serious spiritual intent. Said the band's bass player Tim Hamilton, "In this age of moral confusion, fatalism and lack of direction we want to bring a message of purpose, destiny and hope for a bright future. The guiding light of our lives is from the eternal author of life. Through our music and songs, we want the generations of our age to turn away from their lostness and find their true identity. If we can connect just with one person during our live performances, then we've done our job."
 Kairos began in early 2007 when the annual talent search Ultimate Showcase began to tout for demos, offering the winner the glittering prize of a chance to play at Alton Towers at the annual Ultimate Event. Explained lead singer and guitarist Aaron Pimlott, "Kairos was formed when I heard of the competition. I guess we've always wanted to get together and form a band and the Ultimate Showcase was a great platform to get started on, so we thought we'd just enter and see where it would go. It was a mad rush, because we didn't have any of our own songs yet, and we had to have at least three original songs to enter with to have any chance. I already had a couple of songs written what would have been suitable to use. Then within the next six weeks I wrote a further four songs to make six original songs.
All the guys who made the first EP 'Something New' was the Alton Towers line up. We had Mark Harvey as our main guitarist, Tim Hamilton on bass and Matt Buck on drums. We quickly got the songs recorded in my studio within that six week period. It was very exciting, we went from nothing to getting TV coverage pretty much overnight. It was surreal."
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