The Little Kicks is one of the projects of Aberdeen musician Steven Milne. The band has four members, with Milne (on vocals, guitar and keys) joined by Scott Kelman (drums, vocals), Lewis Porter (bass), and Toby Brunning (lead guitar). Their first album, Boxing Clever was released in 2009 and was well received in Scotland. The band's sound is a brand of upbeat pop/rock, and if you like it, there are quite a few songs to stream at the Soundcloud link below. The band will be releasing their second album later this year.
"Call of Youth" (free download at Bandcamp link below) will be on the 2011 release:
"I Know It's Over" is a nice jangly pop tune:
I Know It's Over by THE LITTLE KICKS
The band are energetic performers and good songwriters. While success is difficult to predict for any young band, an indication of The Little Kick's quality is the list of bands that have chosen them as a supporting act, including The Vaccines, Foals, Maximo Park, Editors, The Kooks, Brakes, Maccabees, Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad, Broken Records, The Rakes, and Lightspeed Champion. I also get the sense that there is a bit of the necessary ambition about these guys.
"We Came Alive", from 2009:
Video from "Optimist", in 2006:
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POST plays energetic, spiky and a bit punky rock, and the two videos I've included are entertaining to watch. Musically, they remind me more than a little bit of Glasgow icons Josef K. Would you like to know more about them? Well, so would I, but I haven't been able to learn much. They have a debut single which was just released, and is comprised of the songs provided below. They are part of the interesting Scottish music collective We Can Still Picnic, which I have linked for you. Happy listening and, if you like them, happy hunting!
"Knocking Down the Same Door"
"R.I.T.H."
We Can Still Picnic
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