Alright Alright

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW: http://smarturl.it/ax2crucible

A duo adding new life and complexity to the conce These songs are as real as your kitchen table.

NEW ALBUM OUT NOW: http://smarturl.it/ax2crucible

A duo adding new life and complexity to the concept of a family band...
…husband and wife Seth and China Kent of Alright Alright create orchestral folk for the open-minded and poetry for the broken-hearted. Though their songs often bear a deep sense of tradition, Alright Alright aren’t afraid to experiment with boundaries, testing the limits of ge

nre and expectations for content. The pair share a genuine love of words, evidenced by their tendency to play with a mix of simple and unique language in elegantly rhymed lines: Muscatine, Muscatine / Why you gotta be so mean? / Pearl of the riverside / in the flood where my brother died. They are often inspired by the rich history of places they visit as well as by familiar haunts in their hometown of Denver, Colorado. From southern industrial towns to street signs to abandoned cars on I-70, there is a sense of rootedness that lends depth and dimension to their songwriting. Yet there’s also a striking vulnerability present, an openness and willingness to connect that draws fans from around the world to reach out and feel held by their music. Part of the appeal of Alright Alright’s sound comes from the contrasting vocal styles: Seth’s Dylan-esque warble feels like a throwback to a brighter, purer moment in folk music’s past, while China’s lush alto tempers that brightness with a husky richness (imagine grey skies shifting over cornfields). At times direct and innocent à la Sondre Lerche, other times intricate and vast, their music combines hints of great folk duos like Simon and Garfunkel (in the lighthearted, layered melodies of “Trying to be Free”) with moments of complete originality. The songs incorporate classic folk and Americana elements as well as more pared-down moments of fragile piano. Comfortable in both love and grief, Alright Alright’s music is as comforting and as surprising as family life can be. “I think I write music for myself, to heal myself, and I write music for people who need it,” says China. Seth agrees: “It’s an act of identity and empathy.”

For Alright Alright, music making and family life are so intertwined that it’s sometimes hard to differentiate. Seth and China each prefer to write songs in relative solitude, then trade those distilled ideas with each other, allowing the song to grow in the other person’s hands. “We feel lucky to have the level of trust it takes to do this... to entrust your creative work to another person takes more than love-- it takes an enormous amount of respect.” While China often writes “from the outside looking in,” touching on the struggle to own and exert creative power, Seth’s writing tackles the subject from a slightly different angle: “I am constantly reminding myself to belong. That I do belong. Yes, I belong.” Sometimes their songs feel like introductory anthems designed to remind listeners that they are part of this world, and they are welcome here. Written by Anna Elise Anderson

11/05/2025

A Cozy November Show, and an Update! - https://mailchi.mp/effe0e69dfad/a-cozy-november-show-and-an-update

Right now, this Autumn of 2025, marks the 5-year anniversary of the release of Crucible, the album we released in infamous 2020. Time has simultaneously moved at a snail’s pace and flown since then, and we are in a whole new era, of course. We are Revisiting the songs on that record for our show at Swallow Hill on November 14th! We hope you will join us (also China will play a few tracks off her solo record including the After Prom song - IYKYK)

10/08/2025

https://mailchi.mp/61c149f26880/an-update-shows-on-the-books-and-musings
hi :)

Life has been a lot lately, hasn’t it? I always feel like I’m getting these newsletters out far later than I intended. Does anyone else feel like that? Always a little behind, a little late? Well, I suppose you’re in good company. :)

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09/09/2025

Tonight we, along with a bunch of others, many of them our friends, get to play at the Olivia Managment showcase! If you are in town swing by!

07/21/2025

But Wait! There's More! - https://mailchi.mp/32f65f21bb38/but-wait-theres-more

07/09/2025

Songs at Summerstead July Edition is Nest Friday! Eeeeee! - https://mailchi.mp/e21b6e3ac458/songs-at-summerstead-july-edition-is-nest-friday-eeeeee
Helloooooo!!!

03/28/2025

Sunday! Early show with Flamy Grant! Tix still available! - https://mailchi.mp/1341ced9866f/sunday-early-show-with-flamy-grant-tix-still-available

03/18/2025

It Is Spring Break and we've got 2 totally unique shows to invite you to, and would love to see your faces at one (or both?) of them. Spencer LaJoye and Alright Alright will take the stage at Swallow Hill's Tuft Theater on March 22, and then, a week and a day later, Flamy Grant and Alright Alright will join forces at Highlands church, Sunday, March 30, for a night of shame-slaying fun.

03/09/2025

We've Got a Show in 2 Weeks! - https://mailchi.mp/46effd4d27fe/behind-the-curtainalso-weve-got-a-show-in-2-weeks
Behind the Curtain

this is a quick peek into the chaos of our lives.
- we print posters for the show.
- oops. we forget to put QR codes to the ticket link on said posters.
- tape and a printer and some scissors are employed.
- oops. we forget to bring the posters to the meeting.
- the posters are still languishing on my desk in my office.

I hope this makes you feel a little better about your own chaos / mistakes.

02/21/2025

We’re chatting with the feelas this afternoon and decided he wanted to get some shots of us!
ENJOY!

02/20/2025

photo dump from night one at the House of pancakes that we host with (811 if you are here).
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02/18/2025

Well, once again we are off to ! This time in Montreal QC!
Can’t wait to see friends, play some music, make some new friends, hear a lot of music!
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