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Kitchens of Distinction to release 'Folly' — first album in 19 years — on Sept. 30

Kitchens of Distinction to release ‘Folly’ — first album in 19 years — on Sept. 30

Kitchens of Distinction today revealed the title (Folly), artwork and tracklist of its first new studio album in 19 years — the band ‘s fifth overall and first since 1994′s Cowboys and Aliens — which is due out Sept. 30 and is now available for pre-order from 3 Loop Music in a variety of CD, LP and digital packages.

Kitchens of Distinction to release first album in 19 years this fall — hear first song sample

Kitchens of Distinction to release first album in 19 years this fall — hear first song sample

Kitchens of Distinction will release its first new studio album in 19 years — the band ‘s fifth overall and first since 1994′s Cowboys and Aliens — on Sept. 30, and the band’s label this morning debuted the first taste of the new KOD music in the form of a 30-second snippet of an instrumental version of the album’s opening track.

Kitchens of Distinction record first new album in 19 years, but rule our reunion shows

Kitchens of Distinction record first new album in 19 years, but rule our reunion shows

Last fall, Kitchens of Distinction’s Patrick Fitzgerald and Julian Swales reunited for the first time since the dream-pop act folded in 1996, but they weren’t sure what to call the project. But now it’s official: With Dan Goodwin back on board, too, Kitchens of Distinction have just finished their first new album in 19 years.

Kitchens of Distinction's Patrick Fitzgerald, Julian Swales reunite for new album

Kitchens of Distinction’s Patrick Fitzgerald, Julian Swales reunite for new album

Kitchens of Distinction co-founders Patrick Fitzgerald and Julian Swales have reunited for the first time since the British dream-pop act folded in 1996, writing 10 new songs together — ‘whittled down from a lot more ideas that never fully flowered’ — that Fitzgerald says are ‘reminiscent of Kitchens but also something new.’