▁band ▁Stra pping ▁Young ▁Lad ▁and ▁progress ive ▁metal ▁group ▁The ▁De vin ▁Town send ▁Band , ▁dissol ved ▁both ▁bands ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁to ▁spend ▁time ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁avoid ▁the ▁burn out ▁of ▁tour ing ▁and ▁interview ing . ▁After ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁self - dis cover y ▁and ▁a ▁year - long ▁break ▁from ▁song writing , ▁Town send ▁began ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁four - album ▁series ▁to ▁clarify ▁his ▁identity ▁as ▁a ▁music ian . ▁Ki ▁includes ▁them es ▁of ▁self - control ▁and ▁sob ri ety , ▁and ▁is ▁mus ically ▁subt ler ▁than ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁previous ▁work , ▁consisting ▁of ▁ambient ▁rock ▁music ▁inter la ced ▁with ▁tent ative ▁burst s ▁of ▁heavy ▁metal . ▁ ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁written , ▁produced , ▁mixed , ▁and ▁co - engine ered ▁by ▁Town send , ▁who ▁also ▁performed ▁guitar ▁and ▁vocals . ▁Town send ▁assemble d ▁a ▁supporting ▁group ▁of ▁V ancouver ▁mus icians ▁including ▁bl ues ▁drum mer ▁Dur is ▁Max well , ▁rock ▁bass ist ▁Jean ▁Sav o ie , ▁keyboard ist ▁Dave ▁Young , ▁and ▁guest ▁vocal ist ▁Ch é ▁A ime e ▁Dor val ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁album . ▁While ▁some ▁critics ▁found ▁the ▁album ▁une ven , ▁Ki ▁received ▁generally ▁positive ▁reviews ▁for ▁its ▁unexpected ▁musical ▁direction , ▁along ▁with ▁its ▁production , ▁vocal ▁dynamics , ▁and ▁mix ▁of ▁influ ences . ▁ ▁Background ▁After ▁dis band ing ▁his ▁extreme ▁metal ▁band ▁Stra pping