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Kensington is shooting its way up the consciousness of Dutch audiences. Following up on their hit single Youth, Kensington upped that success with the 2011 single release of Let Go and their debut album Borders.

Borders was recorded in Kaiser Chiefs’ studio in Leeds, UK and was mastered by John Davis (U2, Arctic Monkeys, Snow Patrol). Sharing the stage with the likes of Razorlight, The Wombats and White Lies, Kensington are off and running.

After playing the Eurosonic/Noorderslag festival in January 2011, things started rolling fast for Kensington. Popular music magazine OOR commented that month; Kensington [is] one of the best bands of the Netherlands. The band has sold out high profile venues such as Paradiso (Amsterdam), Rotown (Rotterdam) and Tivoli (Utrecht), and a concert review by 3VOOR12 (leading online music magazine) explicitly endorsed the band’s material as befitting international standards.

With their latest single Let Go, which was recorded in Berlin and mastered in New York, the band’s ascent continues. Radio 3FM (one of the largest Dutch radio stations) started playing the song the day after the band returned from the studio and the song quickly reached ‘3FM Megahit’ status, resulting in heavy airplay. Furthermore, the band was nominated for ‘Best newcomer’ at the 3FM Awards 2011. In two years time, Kensington have established themselves in the Dutch music scene.

After a long schedule of summer festivals, a new headlining tour is now set for 2012. In October of 2011 the album Borders will be released in the US on Zip Records. A series of shows have been played in the US in conjunction with the mid November release date. Currently, Kensington is recording its second full-length album, which will be released in 2012.

Band photo by Dave Ma

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