Kinky spent years honing their original sound, a fusion of Latin Rhythms, Mexican regional music, electronica and rock’n’roll, in their hometown of Monterrey, Mexico. They gave Chris Allison, (Coldplay, Beta Band), a three song demo presented on a cassette tape in the winter of 1999 while he was producing fellow Mexican band Plastilina Mosh. Six months later he signed them to his Sonic360 label. The five-man band exploded onto the international scene in the summer of 2000. Since 2002, the band has recorded three eclectic albums - Kinky (2002), Atlas (2003) and Reina (2006). They've been nominated for three Grammy’s, composed music for films and played countless gigs all over the world.

Rarities was originally put out in the UK as a limited edition of 750 hand numbered copies, just for Kinky’s UK fans, but overwhelming positive feedback from the European press has prompted the band and Sonic360 to launch a new full scale release in the US and Canada this past summer.

Like all their albums, Rarities blends sounds that are contemporary and traditional, dynamic and contemplative, innovative and yet strangely familiar. Rarities concludes with three live recordings “Más”, “The Headphonist”, and “Sol.”

You can check out Kinky live in Las Vegas at The Joint at the Hard Rock Hotel on September 21st.