Kind of Like Spitting
Kind of Like Spitting | |
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Ben Barnett playing at Will's Pub, Orlando, Florida, January 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Genres | Indie rock, indie emo, emo |
| Years active | 1996–2006, 2012–2025 2026–2026 |
| Labels | Count Your Lucky Stars Records Topshelf Jealous Butcher Hush New American Dream Ohev/Ganaarecordings Barsuk Redder A QUIET PLACE TO SLEEP |
| Past members | Ben Barnett Brian Grant Dante Johnson Anthony Sanders Ryan Moore Ryan Matheson Ben Gibbard P.J. Aylward Dan DeVriend David Jerkovich |
Kind of Like Spitting is an American indie rock band. They formed in 1996 in Portland, Oregon. The band was led by singer-songwriter Ben Barnett, whose work has drawn comparisons to Elliott Smith, Mark Eitzel, Billy Bragg, and Robert Pollard.
Over the next decade, Kind of Like Spitting regularly toured in the US, sometimes with David Jerkovich of Novi Split or a backing band. Kind of Like Spitting released twelve albums in seven years. In the UK, the track "Birds of a Feather" was picked up and played by BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel; however, it never received regular airplay. The band announced a break-up in 2006 for personal reasons. After reuniting in 2012, the band broke up again in 2025.