In 2010 Kensington surprised with a very strong debut album called Borders. For that album, the quartet Casper Starreveld, Eloi Youssef, Niles Vandenberg and Jan Haker entered the studio of Nick Baines (Kaiser Chiefs). This time the guys from the Dom city looked closer to home. Vultures was largely self-recorded with the help of Niels Zuiderhoek (producer of Alain Clark), who also had a share in
… Borders. This resulted in eleven pop rock songs that immediately incite people to dance because of their accessibility and exciting drum parts. The lyrics are uncomplicated and hopeful, just like on the debut album. Between the two albums, Kensington has listened carefully to bands like Kings Of Leon and Coldplay. That means that songs like Send Me Away, Don't Look Back and No Way Out are pleasant to listen to, but are not really original. Kensington is forgiven, because Vultures already has much more of its own sound than the debut album Borders. (BvdV)more
