The Arcadian Kicks Explained

The Arcadian Kicks
Origin:Kinver, Staffordshire
Genre:Indie rock
Years Active:–
Label:One Beat Records
Current Members:Rebecca Wilson (vocals)
Rebekah Pennington (keyboard, saxophone, vocals)
Thomas Holloway (guitar)
Tommy Kelly (bass)
Harry Grainger (drums)

The Arcadian Kicks were an indie rock band from Kinver in South Staffordshire (near Stourbridge), who formed in 2006.[1] They have described their sound as "Spectoresque, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin... a bit of light shoegaze and Yeah Yeah Yeahs mixed up". They finished recording their debut album, Making Lovers, in 2010.[2]

History

The band formed in early 2006 when the bandmates were studying for GCSEs at Edgecliff High School in Kinver.[1] They are co-managed by Ian Light and Jon Brookes, the drummer of The Charlatans. Brookes was a judge at the Surface Unsigned battle of the bands that they took part in, and after watching another of their gigs he offered to manage them.[1] [3]

In 2009/10, they recorded their self-financed debut album at Vale Studios in Worcestershire in a two-week session; it was produced and mixed by Mike Chapman who produced records for Blondie,[2] [4] and who came across their music on MySpace.[5] They plan to record with Chapman again in January 2011. They released their single "19 Days" in August 2010.[6] They write their songs collectively.[7] Wilson and Pennington later broke off from the group and founded Ekkah, producing post-Disco 1980s R&B.<ref name="telegraph">Web site: Ekkah: New Music. 20 November 2014 . The Daily Telegraph.

Performances

They run and regularly play at the Syndicate Club Night at The Sound Bar in Birmingham (originally at Bash Bar and then the Sunflower Lounge).[5] In September 2008 they played at KerrangFest (part of ArtsFest) in Birmingham,[8] and in November 2009 they played live on BBC WM Introducing.[9] In 2010 they performed at T in the Park on the BBC Introducing stage,[4] the Wychwood Festival,[10] Napa Live in Ayia Napa, and made their third appearance at the Isle of Wight Festival.[11] They played KerrangFest again in September 2010.[12] [13]

Reception

Artrocker called them "a fairly tradional angst-pop band, boosted by some unexpected sax solos, ... soulful hollering, [and] some interestingly growly guitars."[14] Reviewing them live in 2008, they said that they "play rattle and roll with a Zeppelin style commitment to excellent musicianship. Many of their tunes start out sounding traditional, morph into a psychedelic middle sections, then come out growling like werewolves at the other end."[15] Glasswerk said of "19 Days" that "the track appears to remain on one level, seemingly lacking any conviction from the musicians who are behind it... other tracks ... far outshine '19 Days'."[16] "19 Days" has been played on BBC Radio 2 by Radcliffe & Maconie and Bob Harris.[17] [18] Popped Music said of "Black and White" that "you have a sound that is altogether quite different from your average indie band."[19]

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: The ones to watch in 2008. Perks. Jon. Alison Jones . 11 January 2008. The Birmingham Post. 21 August 2010.
  2. News: Arcadians get big name backing for debut album. 17 February 2010. Stourbridge News. 22 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721154827/http://www.stourbridgenews.co.uk/leisure/5012316.Arcadians_get_big_name_backing_for_debut_album/. 21 July 2011. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Blast From the Past. Surface Unsigned Festival. 22 August 2010.
  4. News: The arcadian kicks. Live at T in the Park. BBC Television. 21 August 2010.
  5. Arcadian Kicks. BBC Midlands Today. Lindsey Doyle. BBC1. Birmingham . 24 March 2010 .
  6. News: Band of the Week: Arcadian Kicks. Pale. Jackson. 6 August 2010. The Independent. 21 August 2010.
  7. News: Exclusive: Arcadian Kicks chat. 30 November 2010. Daily Record. 1 December 2010. Scotland.
  8. News: Levellers headline Kerrangfest stage. https://archive.today/20120720054448/http://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2008/09/05/kerangfest_levellers_feature.shtml. dead. 20 July 2012. 5 September 2008. BBC Birmingham. 22 August 2010.
  9. Web site: BBC WM Introducing – live in session 2009. 14 October 2009. BBC Birmingham. 21 August 2010.
  10. Web site: Friday line-up. Wychwood Festival. 21 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100827003906/http://www.wychwoodfestival.com/line-up/friday/#705. 27 August 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  11. Web site: The Arcadian Kicks. Isle of Wight Festival. 21 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101216161637/http://isleofwightfestival.com/bands/the-arcadian-kicks.aspx. 16 December 2010. dmy-all.
  12. News: Interview: The Arcadian Kicks. Chillington. Natalie. 10 September 2010. The Music Quarter. 11 September 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100913151554/http://www.the-music-quarter.com/?p=637. 13 September 2010. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: The Arcadian Kicks. 2010. ArtsFest. 11 September 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120309091710/http://www.artsfest.org.uk/programme/the-arcadian-kicks. 9 March 2012. dmy-all.
  14. News: Shock of the New: Arcadian Kicks. 11 August 2010. Artrocker. 21 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111005081548/http://www.artrocker.tv/features/article/shock-of-the-new-arcadian-kicks. 5 October 2011. dmy-all.
  15. News: The Arcadian Kicks + The Pressure Drop. Suzuki. Cindy. 1 March 2008. Artrocker. 21 August 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110621230104/http://www.artrocker.com/node/1242. 21 June 2011. dmy-all.
  16. News: Reviews \\ Arcadian Kicks - 19 Days. Parry. Lydia. 11 August 2010. Glasswerk. 21 August 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310113023/http://www.glasswerk.co.uk/reviews/national/9288/Arcadian+Kicks. 10 March 2012. dead.
  17. Web site: The Radcliffe & Maconie Show. 29 June 2010. BBC Radio 2. 22 August 2010.
  18. Web site: Bob Harris. 20 June 2009. BBC Radio 2. 22 August 2010.
  19. News: The Arcadian Kicks - Black and White. Elena. 22 February 2010. Popped Music. 21 August 2010.

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