The KVB is a British audio-visual post-punk duo originally formed in London^[1] in 2010 by Nicholas Wood and Kat Day.^[2] The KVB's sound has been described as a combination of electronic, psychedelic, post-punk and shoegaze.^[3] The visual element of the band is created by Kat Day, who studied fine art at Goldsmiths, University of London.^[4]

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The KVB
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Post-punk, Shoegaze, Dark wave, Psychedelic,
Years active	2010–present
Labels	Invada Records, A Records, Cititrax Minimal Wave, Clan Destine, Downwards
Members	Nicholas Wood, Kat Day
Website	thekvb.co.uk

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Originally starting in 2010^[5][6] as the solo recording project of then Southampton-based musician Nicholas Wood,^[7] The KVB released a number of demos online and limited edition cassettes,^[8] before gaining the attention of techno label Downwards for the release of the EP Into the Night in June 2011.^[9]

Nicholas was joined by Kat Day on synthesizers and visuals in late 2011,^[10] whilst she was studying fine art at Goldsmiths, University of London,^[11] to form a duo. They played their first live concert together in London at The Shacklewell Arms in December of that year. Their first full-length album, Always Then, was released in February 2012 on Clan Destine Records^[12] and coincided with their first European tour, as well as support dates in the UK with The Soft Moon, Singapore Sling (band) and Tamaryn.^[13]

To coincide with the A Records release, The KVB supported The Brian Jonestown Massacre on their tour of Australia that year.^[14] 2013 also saw The KVB support Loop on their UK reunion tour^[15][16] and play at the Loop-curated ATP Festival at Camber Sands.^[17]

The duo recorded their next release, 2014's EP Out of Body at the Berlin studio of Anton Newcombe.^[18] Live drums on this release were contributed by Joe Dilworth, formerly of Stereolab.^[19][20][21]

2015 saw the band perform at the Primavera Sound festivals in Barcelona & Porto.^[22][23]

In 2017, The KVB released the EP, Fixation / White Walls.^{[24][25][26][27]}

On 26 November 2021, the band released their sixth album, Unity.^[28]

In January 2023 they supported Editors on their UK & Ireland tour^[29] and remixed one of their songs.^[30] In May, they released Artefacts (Reimaginings From The Original Psychedelic Era),^[31] an album containing covers of tracks from classic psychedelic rock bands including The 13th Floor Elevators, The Castaways, Status Quo or The Who, referencing a seminal compilation of the genre (Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968) with the title. Early 2024 they announced the April release of their new album, Tremors and a UK & Europe our for the following month.^[32]

In 2024, British film director, poet^[33]and artist Browzan (Christopher Brown) directed a music video for Tremors which featured in Brooklyn Vegan ^{[34] [35]}

The KVB have been touring Europe/UK in April and May 2024 ^[36]