| Reality vs. the Optimist | ||||
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| Released | February 6, 2007 | |||
| Studio | The Clubhouse | |||
| Genre | Indie | |||
| Length | 32:22 | |||
| Label | Eyeball Records | |||
| Producer | D. James Goodwin | |||
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Reality vs. The Optimist is the debut album by American indie rock band Kiss Kiss. It was released on February 6, 2007 on Eyeball Records.[1]
The band commenced recording the album in 2006, with producer D. James Goodwin (Murder by Death, The Number Twelve Looks Like You). In December, the band released a teaser extended play, containing songs from the album, on their social networking sites. On December 26, following an unauthorized leak online, the entire album was made available via digital download.
They created a music video for the song "Machines." The band also recorded a live music video for the song "The Cats In Your House".
In 2013 the band launched a kickstarter campaign to finance the re-release of Reality vs. the Optimist on vinyl.[2]