WATCH: Kissing Is A Crime – ‘Permanent Damages’

Brooklyn/NY indie-pop outfit Kissing is a Crime are set to release their debut self-titled album on March 24th via Don Giovanni Records, and if new track ‘Permanent Damages’ is anything to go by; it’s going to be an excellent debut.

Speaking of the new video for ‘Permanent Damages’, founding member Matt Molnar said: “We were working out the details for our treatment when Donald Trump’s travel ban was announced. It was only days later that our director, Assal Ghawami – a woman of Iranian descent – and the band met up to finalize the details. The ban left a chilling effect on us all, but particularly Assal. We wanted to have a character who represents the oppressive figures in the current government. The video is meant to mirror the political climate right now in the US, representing our government and its treatment of its citizens as an abusive family dynamic.”

Raised in New Jersey, Molnar spent his formative years performing in punk and hardcore groups before relocating to Brooklyn where he co-founded the bands Soft Black, Friends, and Pagan Rituals. Now he’s settled in to the sound of Kissing Is a Crime, and their debut album was recorded at SpeakerSonic Studio by Jarvis Taveniere (Woods) and produced by Molnar himself. The songs are new, but also the product of years of exploration. “Basically, I was trying to do this band during every band that I’ve been in,” says Molnar. “This is the band I’ve been trying to do for a long time”.

Watch the video for ‘Permanent Damages’ below, and follow Kissing Is A Crime on Facebook for more updates.

Photo Credit: Taylor Marvin

Kate Crudgington
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Kate Crudgington

Kate Crudgington

Assistant Editor for Gigslutz (2015-2017) Now Co-Founder, Co-Host & Features Editor for @getinherears