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''Kin'' (stylized as ''kin'') is the audiovisual debut album by electronic music project iamamiwhoami, pseudonym of Swedish singer-songwriter Jonna Lee. It was released on 11 June 2012 on iamamiwhoami's label To whom it may concern., distributed by Cooperative Music, a group of independent labels. Formats include digital, CD, LP and DVD. The album's first track "sever" was released digitally on 15 February 2012,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Sever – Single by iamamiwhoami )〕 followed by the release of each of the album's tracks once every fortnight throughout the spring of 2012. The physical DVD of ''kin'' contains all the music videos which play together as a 45-minute film. ==Background== ''Kin'' is iamamiwhoami's first full-length album, about two years after releasing two series of music videos (dubbed the "Preludes" and "Bounty" series) on YouTube. Additionally, during the Grammis in 2011, an anonymous woman accepted the Innovator of the Year award on behalf of iamamiwhoami and opened an envelope to reveal a blank piece of paper, hinting that the album had been in production since 2011. The album was eventually confirmed by Cooperative Music in February 2012. Unlike most traditional albums which only release singles after the album is out, singles from ''kin'' were released on their YouTube channel, with a new song and an accompanying music video every two weeks. The music video is released one day before the single. The music videos from ''kin'' are set as a film, with each music video linking directly to the next. They feature Jonna Lee (the only prominent human being throughout) along with five other hairy figures who later vanish, and are set in differing landscapes, ranging from a high-rise apartment building to the middle of a desert. ''kin'' gained attention on the Internet due to video chapters from the album being released online beginning since December 2009. Each time a new single is released, iamamiwhoami emails various music blogs to alert them, and there are no accompanying press releases or offers of interviews. Multiple lyrics from the tracks of ''kin'' were given as responses to questions posted in an interview with ''Bullett'' magazine in November 2011. The article also features a photo shoot featuring Lee posing in parts of a forest, and a room filled with styrofoam. On 25 May 2012, rumours began to circulate that iamamiwhoami was still shooting videos with the announcement of ninth single "goods", originally intended to be exclusive to the album. iambountyfan stated that ''kin'' had been pushed back to 4 September 2012 on their Facebook page, all of which was false. Release dates continued to fall in line with their original intention, "goods" having a tentative release of 5 June 2012. On 30 May 2012, a cryptic video titled "iamamiwhoami; kin 20120611" was uploaded on iamamiwhoami's YouTube channel, which featured a blank sheet of paper kept within a noticeboard, as well as the name of the album, release date and ending with a logo of their label, Cooperative Music. However, on this same date, Base, iMusic and other sites withdrew all methods of buying ''kin'' on their website. People pre-ordering the album from iMusic received an email saying that the album had been delayed until September, so all back-orders had to be cancelled. On 6 June 2012, To whom it may concern. was updated and a shop segment was included. It was announced there that ''kin'' would be released in two versions (CD/DVD or vinyl LP) via the website on 11 June, and Cooperative Music Music released it on 4 September. A merch section with T-shirts, socks and briefs opened. A free digital download link of ''kin'' is included when purchasing the physical copy of the album. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kin (iamamiwhoami album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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