When Hannah Stacy lets loose on some squealing lead vocals during “Selfish Me” here, a harder rocking, and a less ska/dance-y Gwen Stefani of No Doubt is immediately conjured up. Hannah is half of the husband and wife team called Kainos, and its CD is one aggressive slice of mainstream rock. Guitarist Ben Stacy is this outfit’s other half, and he is credited with writing the lion’s share of its music, which rocks fairly hard most of the time. Hannah Stacy handles the majority of the lead singing chores, although both she and Ben share vocal duties during “When You Come Back Down.” Kainos, which is a Greek word that means “new,” creates spiritually-centered music that is never trite, and rarely soft.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 2005Reviewed by Jonathan AvantsFronted by husband/wife duo Ben and Hannah Stacy, Kainos' debut is a mixture of hard rock/metal and pop sensibilities, with female vocals immediately reminiscent of Gwen Stefani. They've succeeded in mashing together a sound that's fairly unique within the Christian music industry, and have written a set of songs centered about a Biblical "new creation" concept. Unfortunately, the band's song…
