Name: Off Off On
Brand: This Is The Kit

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

RT0148LP

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "RT0148LP"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Colour

Black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2020-10-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

191402014815

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "191402014815"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

RT0148LPE

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "RT0148LPE"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

[r16101148]

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "[r16101148]"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

Extended format: Yes

191402014808

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "191402014808"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

1 / Extended format: Yes / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / red

RT0148CD

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "RT0148CD"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

191402014822

{"blocks": [{"data": {"text": "191402014822"}, "type": "paragraph"}]}

1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

This Is The Kit

Genre GB

Singer Songwriter

Label GB

Rough Trade

Rough Trade is a multinational label that was started by Geoff Travis in 1976 as a London record-shop. It quickly grew into an independent label and distributor, collaborating with notable labels such as 4AD, Factory Records, and One Little Indian. The label's catalogue numbering system for singles/EPs included prefixes like RT### and RTT###CD for different formats. Albums were numbered sequentially as ROUGH### with extensions for different formats.In the early 1990s, Rough Trade faced financial difficulties after expanding into the US market. The US branch was shut down and the German branch ended up in the Zomba Music Group. One Little Indian provided financing and took over the label in the UK, retaining ownership of key releases like A.R. Kane albums. Geoff Travis eventually regained control of Rough Trade around 1999–2000 and re-launched it alongside Tugboat Records.

This Is The Kit is a British folk-rock duo that was founded in 2003 by Kate Stables. The band consists of Kate Stables on vocals, guitar, and banjo; Jesse Vernon on violin, guitar, bass, and percussion; Neil Smith on guitar; Rozi Leyden on bass and vocals; and Jamie Whitby-Coles on drums and vocals.

With their unique blend of folk and rock influences, This Is The Kit has captivated audiences with their heartfelt lyrics and soulful melodies. Led by the talented Kate Stables, the band's music is both introspective and uplifting, exploring themes of love, loss, and self-discovery.

Known for their mesmerizing live performances, This Is The Kit has gained a loyal following around the world. Their distinctive sound combines intricate instrumentation with Stables' hauntingly beautiful voice to create an immersive musical experience.

Since 2008’s debut album Krülle Bol, This Is The Kit (lead by Kate Stables) have unpicked emotional knots and woven remarkable stories, but even by their high standards, Off Off On is a beautifully clear distillation of Stables’ song-writing gifts.

By the end of 2018, the band had finished touring their last album, the talismanic Moonshine Freeze – leading to Kate’s Ivor Novello nomination, but when it came to Stables’ natural impulse to start the next record, her efforts were diverted by an invitation to join The National on the road for multiple tours and TV appearances – a continuation of the role she took on their album I Am Easy To Find. “It was so brilliant when I was writing to be away from my songs and the responsibility of being in charge of a band or a project – I think it really helped my writing and my getting through whatever I needed to get through.”

Richly illuminating and acutely sensitive to the pulses and currents of life, Off Off On shows This Is The Kit overflowing with ideas. In difficult times, it’s a record that feels like a lifeline, moving against the tide, standing against the storm. Keep going.

Off Off On

Music GB

Buy This Is The Kit - Off Off On (Vinyl, CD) now from Rough Trade - independent purveyors of great music, since 1976.