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Next of Kin

Chapter: 
  • Austin
Grant Season: 
  • 2024
Next of Kin

Biography

In March of 2023, Lili Hickman (Flora & Fawna), Caelin and Madison Baker met up at a home studio on the east side of Austin, TX to work on a song and “just see what happens.” The three had mutually been fans of one another’s projects for years before becoming friends outside of the local Austin music scene, and ultimately they were just excited to finally collaborate on something outside of their independent creative pursuits. When listening to the rough mix of the song, everyone was surprised by how effortlessly their three part harmonies blended together. Some may call it fate, others might just chalk it up to pure luck, but they decided to call it Next of Kin.The trio took the rest of 2023 to meticulously plan their debut as a band and sort out all of the moving parts of a brand new project. After spending a week-long creative retreat with one another, the new group had written an album worth of originals. Described by followers on social media “as if The Chicks and Maggie Rogers had a brainchild” their sound tastefully blends country-tinged soundscapes marked by rich three-part harmonies and honest story-telling. Next of Kin has a lot in store heading into 2025, at the forefront being the release of their debut single, “Jekyll & Hyde”– the song that brought them together. We all know we can’t choose our family, but we can choose our Kin, and that’s exactly what this three-piece has done. Welcome to the cult.