They released the first single from Punch Drunk, “Animal,” last month and my decidedly non-high-brow review of it was “I freaking love it!!!! “Animal” ticks every one of my boxes: punchy power pop/garage, a bit psychedelic and relentlessly catchy and ass-shaking.” That sentiment hasn’t changed at all – I love this song so much and it’s making its way onto a few of my playlists immediately. It’s definitely one of my top tracks on the album. “Terminal Love” is another great one: a bit of a loud-quiet-loud vibe, melodic and danceable. “Seven Ways” is a bit edgier with great driving guitar (James Sullivan) and bass (Paolo Mantovani) riffs, and some serious beats (courtesy of drummer Kris Hood). “Come Home” is upbeat jangly garage pop, “Colour Me Stupefied” has a Byrds meets 60’s Beatles Britpop sound while “Good Enough” is an all-out pop-rocker. “Phoney Middle Aged Art” wins for best song title on the record and “Rest of Our Lives” for best use of killer 60’s style organ.

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More Kicks “Animal” 2022. Dirtnap Records. Limited edition (100) Green Noise/Stardumb Records 7″ green vinyl. “Animal” is the first single from More Kicks’ forthcoming LP Punch Drunk and I freaking love it!!!! “Animal” ticks every one of my boxes: punchy power pop/garage, a bit psychedelic and relentlessly catchy and ass-shaking. I fell in love with these Londoners at Dirtnap Fest this past June; it was the first time we saw them perform (I think it was their first US tour) so getting this new release in the mail yesterday was an excellent treat. Side B has two single-exclusive tracks: “The Wind Up,” a crashingly hard all-out rocker with a twangy psychedelic bridge (it’s awesome), and “Ten Miles High,” a sweetly acoustic 60’s-style Americana-ish folk song that Green Noise’s website describes as “Alex Chilton strolling across Abbey Road.” Stay tuned for more about More Kicks on September 15th, I’m pretty sure I’ll be able to write about their upcoming LP release on that date 😉

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