{"id":44576,"date":"2026-03-16T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44576"},"modified":"2026-02-28T08:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T13:34:36","slug":"san-francisco-sweethearts-the-kitchenettes-drop-first-vinyl-sunday-best","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44576","title":{"rendered":"San Francisco Sweethearts: The Kitchenettes drop first vinyl \u2018Sunday Best\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Kitchenettes are officially stepping into their vinyl era \u2014 and it feels&nbsp;<em>just right<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The San Francisco Bay Area trio have announced their&nbsp;<strong>first-ever vinyl release<\/strong>, a sweet and scrappy 7\u201d led by the effortlessly charming new single&nbsp;<strong><em>Sunday Best<\/em>.<\/strong> The record lands&nbsp;<strong>March 27, 2026<\/strong>, co-released by indie pop powerhouses&nbsp;<strong>Slumberland Records<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Galaxy Train<\/strong>, and&nbsp;<strong>Meritorio Records<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2014 a perfect home for a band this lovingly understated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/album=2457702061\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/thekitchenettes.bandcamp.com\/album\/sunday-best\">Sunday Best by the kitchenettes<\/a><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019ve caught&nbsp;<strong>The Kitchenettes<\/strong>&nbsp;live over the past few years, you already know the magic: fragile, homespun pop songs that sneak up on you and linger long after the last note fades. Following their 2024 demo tape, this three-song 7\u201d feels like a natural next step \u2014 warm, intimate, and timeless without ever feeling nostalgic for nostalgia\u2019s sake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musically, the record nods to the classic DIY pop lineage of&nbsp;<strong>Marine Girls<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Dolly Mixture<\/strong>, but reimagined for 2026 with a distinctly Bay Area glow. Across the tracks, the band shifts mood and texture with ease, all while keeping that cozy, melodic throughline intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed in a garage by Morgan (of&nbsp;<strong>The Umbrellas<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Telephone Numbers<\/strong>), Emily, and Sequoia (from&nbsp;<strong>The Snogs<\/strong>), The Kitchenettes thrive on collaboration and intuition. Their patchwork songwriting and blended vocal styles channel the spirit of \u201980s and \u201990s indie pop and bygone girl groups \u2014 melody-first, feeling-forward, and deeply human. These are the kind of songs that quietly move in and refuse to leave your head.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Kitchenettes \u2013&nbsp;<em>Sunday Best<\/em>&nbsp;7\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7313.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"517\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7313.jpeg?resize=517%2C517&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44577\" style=\"width:697px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7313.jpeg?w=517&amp;ssl=1 517w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7313.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7313.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Slumberland \/ Galaxy Train \/ Meritorio<\/em><br><strong>Street Date:<\/strong>&nbsp;March 27, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tracklist:<\/strong><br>A1 \u2013 Sunday Best<br>A2 \u2013 Mood Ring<br>B1 \u2013 Hummingbird<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Sunday Best<\/em> is streaming now via Bandcamp, and yes \u2014 you\u2019re going to want this one on wax. <a href=\"https:\/\/li.sten.to\/kitchenettes-sunday-best\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pre-orders<\/a> are live, and if this release is any indication, The Kitchenettes are just getting started.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The Kitchenettes are officially stepping into their vinyl era \u2014 and it feels&nbsp;just right. The San Francisco Bay Area trio have announced their&nbsp;first-ever vinyl release, <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=44576\" title=\"San Francisco Sweethearts: The Kitchenettes drop first vinyl \u2018Sunday Best\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44579,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30,1907,39],"tags":[13196,13195],"class_list":["post-44576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","category-vinyl","tag-sunday-best","tag-the-kitchenettes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_7312-e1772285550470.jpeg?fit=894%2C514&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bAY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22884,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=22884","url_meta":{"origin":44576,"position":0},"title":"Poster Children announce vinyl reissue of Daisychain Reaction + share demo version of &#8216;If You See Kay&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 31, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Recorded by Steve Albini in 1990,\u00a0'Daisychain Reaction'\u00a0is a raw blast of Midwestern post-punk from the heyday of indie rock. 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