Kindred

Kindred was a band that played in 2022 after Diego Romero-Aros and Steven Savage began writing music together following a relatively dormant period in music. With Merger's break-up and Steven's departure from Think Machine, both were excited about the prospect of playing again. The two had known each other for years - Steven had been an early (if not only) fan of Diego's first band Paint The Sun while the band was actively performing.

The two found that their writing styles complimented one another, but without a drummer it was difficult to find a path forward to continue. The two became friends with Declan Poehler after Diego had a conversation with Isa Teixeira from Death By Indie, who revealed long before the band's existence, Declan was a drummer.

Filling out the band was Evan Kipp who, living at Impetus House and on a hiatus from Think Machine, found time to be able to practice with the band on guitar. This line-up allowed Diego to focus on lyrics and vocals exclusively, the first time in a project where Diego could focus on this.

The band only performed a dozen or so shows prior to their break-up in October 2022, but not before doing a northeast week-long tour with Kobika and recording an album, slated for release in 2025.

A live version of their song "Another Episode", recorded by hate5six in Wilmington, DE, is featured on the Impetus compilation Between Two Cities.