{"id":2289,"date":"2018-09-27T17:09:52","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T16:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/?p=2289"},"modified":"2018-09-28T11:17:26","modified_gmt":"2018-09-28T10:17:26","slug":"more-kicks-its-a-drag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/?p=2289","title":{"rendered":"More Kicks &#8216;It&#8217;s A Drag&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>New young London powerpoppers who impress with high energy levels and maximum tunes<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"More Kicks - It&#039;s A Drag\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Ag9LzJw5JA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">More Kicks formed at the end of 2017. Since then, they\u2019ve appeared at gigs, club nights and festivals across London as well hopping over to Germany for their first tour overseas.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">\u201cIt\u2019s been interesting to me what people think we sound like,\u201d says singer\/guitarist Sulli (James Sullivan). \u201cIt\u2019s always a bit worrying when people come up to you and say \u2018You know who you remind me of?\u2019 and then reel off some terrible bands. But we\u2019ve had The Nerves, The Knack, Supergrass, Beatles, Buzzcocks, Undertones, Star Spangles. I think my favourite one was The Turtles played by The Boys \u2013 that\u2019s a pretty weird and specific mix!<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2290 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1537095093.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"686\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1537095093.jpg 686w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1537095093-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1537095093-100x70.jpg 100w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1537095093-150x105.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1537095093-200x140.jpg 200w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1537095093-450x315.jpg 450w, https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/1537095093-600x420.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">Pic Credit:\u00a0 Chris Almeida<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">\u201cPop music seems to be the common factor. It\u2019s definitely rooted in pure pop melodies and arrangements. Trying to force people to dance and not leaving an ounce of fat on there \u2013 I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve broken the three-minute barrier on a song yet.\u201d<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">Debut single \u2018It\u2019s A Drag\u2019 is a two-minute blast of garage pop. Drummer Kris Hood and bassist Marco Busato propel things forward with fizzing energy and girl-group backing vocals.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">Next up for More Kicks is more London dates (including a <em>Shindig!<\/em> show)\u00a0and more tours overseas. Plus, another single in the works.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">\u201cWe\u2019ve recorded the second single already. It\u2019s basically ready to go,\u201d says Sulli. \u201cBeing in a band is weird because the actual process of making and recording music can be so quick. And then all the admin around it just throws roadblocks at you constantly. I think we\u2019ve done a good job of crashing through those roadblocks so far. It\u2019s been less than a year. So we\u2019ll keep doing that. Pop music is an unstoppable force and that\u2019s what we\u2019re dealing with here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">\u2018It\u2019s A Drag\u2019 is out now on 7\u201d and ltd edition 7\u201d single on Snap Records from Madrid\u00a0<\/em><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">You can order a copy directly from the band via their Facebook page or by emailing\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/morekicksmorekicks@gmail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">morekicksmorekicks@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial;\">Or you can email Snap Records at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/snapville@gmail.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snapville@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<span class=\"synved-social-container synved-social-container-share\"><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2289&#038;t=More%20Kicks%20%E2%80%98It%E2%80%99s%20A%20Drag%E2%80%99&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2289&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shindig-magazine.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F09%2F1537095093.jpg&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=More%20Kicks%20%E2%80%98It%E2%80%99s%20A%20Drag%E2%80%99\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2289&#038;text=New%20post%20on%20our%20site\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=More%20Kicks%20%E2%80%98It%E2%80%99s%20A%20Drag%E2%80%99&#038;body=New%20post%20on%20our%20site:%20https%3A%2F%2Fshindig-magazine.com%2Findex.php%3Frest_route%3D%252Fwp%252Fv2%252Fposts%252F2289\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/shindig-magazine.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New young London powerpoppers who impress with high energy levels and maximum tunes More Kicks formed at the end of 2017. 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