Indie-rock band Kalinders, fronted by songwriter and lead vocalist Holly Tzeigon-Whitaker, is hitting the ground running with the debut single “Convenient Hell.” After bearing witness to the struggles of addiction, Whitaker took her pain to the pen and transposed it to reflect addiction in a greater societal context. With the help of bassist Jon LaFranchi and drummer Nick Craft, “Convenient Hell” comes together as a polished, profound and multi-layered track. On the surface, upbeat and sunny, the lyrical content takes on a much more sombre tone. “I wrote it during a really trying time in my life, in an effort to better understand and empathize with my friend and lover who was in the midst of coming to terms with his addiction to pot and struggling to get clean,” Whitaker explains. “It’s a ...