Kirov rose from the ashes of post-rock project The Same But 100 Times Better in autumn of 2009, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The band soon thereafter began working on their debut album Ten Stories for Better You, which was released in May 2010. The band claims "down-to-earth songs" is the basis for their music; true stories, true emotions, and clear vocals. Kirov are commonly labelled as post-rock, indie, and space-rock. Members: Max Kubbe - guitar, vocals Alex Shmelev - pads, synths Vitaly Ovcharenko - drums Petr Ternovoy - bass, back vocals Andrey Vasilyev - guitar Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.