KINDRED is an 8-piece Filipino boyband-cum-production house comprised of members VINCED, Slomo Says, Punzi, Dot.jaime, Fern., Cavill, Nouvul and Pikunin.

Born out of a conversation between Fern and Nouvul, the former told Bandwagon Asia that the there was a “weird” rift in terms of how artists in the country enjoyed each other’s music. This rift would be crucial in building the collective first as a production house in 2019, aptly titled, KINDRED Productions. (The production house has since rebranded to Doppla! Audio Solutions as of June 15, 2024.)

Using their wealth of talent as musicians with backgrounds being “all over the place”, the collective eventually broke out from their in-house production to establish the boyband persona, culminating in the release of their first album, SUBSET, on November 7, 2023.

In a subtle way, we’re trying to challenge people’s pop sensibilities or standards without being too preachy or alienating but also while having fun with it. We just want to blur a lot of the lines between what’s mainstream, what’s popular, what’s underground, what’s beautiful whilst ultimately trying to open the door for more people like us weirdos, who you would not naturally see as pop stars. We’re doing this for our people; to champion them and to remind people of the power of friendship and kinship too.
– Nouvul, in an interview with Nylon Magazine