Four longtime friends from North Carolina, the members of KDH have been playing in groups together on and off for the last ten years.  They came together in NYC in 2010 and reconncected over hallowed love for rock and roll songwriting. They are often referred to as “Kill Devil Hills”, which is a small coastal town on the Outer Banks of NC.

In the fall of 2014, the quartet gathered at a Manhattan studio to record an album on a refurbished 1” tape machine.  With a nod to true grit methods of the past, the group layer down 9 live tracks which would become their upcoming release, Piedmont Rose.  The songs exhibit the KDH’s upbringing in the south as well and their time so far in the city.  Guitarists Drew Taylor and Ian Lockey practice the ancient art of weaving, trading shifts on who’s working the lead and holding down the rhythm.  The no-bullstuff rhythm section of bassist Alex Smith and drummer Lee Hinshaw’s long time friendship proves just how tight things can get.  All the while, the hypnotic vocal arrangements rest on top of the sound like gravy on biscuits.  With a wide array of genres and artists that could be cited as influences, KDH has worked to translate their ideas into a sound of its own but with much respect for the past.

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