Self Defense Family

The Profile

Self Defense Family is an American post-hardcore band led by vocalist Patrick Kindlon, previously known as End of a Year.

Try Me was released in January 2014 on Deathwish Inc. The band blends post-hardcore and post-punk influences and is noted for confessional, urban lyrics.

Ociredef86's review praises Try Me (2014) as a muscular, intelligent post-hardcore album that blends '70s punk and late '80s New York post-punk. Patrick Kindlon's vocal delivery and candid, urban lyrics are highlighted as the record's core strengths. The main criticism is two long interview tracks with Jeanne Fine that slow the record down.