{"id":39205,"date":"2023-04-19T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39205"},"modified":"2023-04-09T08:02:32","modified_gmt":"2023-04-09T12:02:32","slug":"grungegazers-kicking-share-new-single-slower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39205","title":{"rendered":"Grungegazers Kicking share new single \u2018Slower\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mississippi-based grunge- and shoegaze-influenced Kicking have released the European version of\u00a0\u2018Goodbye Party\u2019\u00a0which includes two additional unreleased tracks (<em><a href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/kicking-share-new-single-cheeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kicking share new single \u2018Cheeks\u2019\">Cheeks<\/a><\/em> and <em>Slower<\/em>). Order it from Summer Darling Tapes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gmail.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b619dad5f286913825a10a10f&amp;id=58ab32d4d7&amp;e=3542496417\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. Candlepin Records released the U.S. version of\u00a0the \u2018Goodbye Party\u2019\u00a0EP on January 21, 2022. You can listen to <em>Slower<\/em> via Bandcamp below. <br><\/p>\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"120\" style=\"position: relative; display: block; width: 100%; height: 120px;\" src=\"\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/v=2\/track=2091626040\/album=2970155185\/size=large\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/tracklist=false\/artwork=small\/\" allowtransparency=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><br><em>\u201c\u2018Slower\u2019 is a sort of slow dance anthem for people tired of carrying other people\u2019s shit,\u201d <\/em>Flanders says. \u201c<em>Whether that be their trauma, expectations, or even fears.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ellinwood adds, \u201c<em>Sonically, I find \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/kicking-share-new-single-cheeks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Kicking share new single \u2018Cheeks\u2019\">Cheeks<\/a>\u2019 and \u2018Slower\u2019 to be some of our most approachable songs. Give the audience the hook and never stop. I worked from the mindset of \u2018keep it simple stupid.\u2019 I think you can envision these tracks running during the closing credits of some arthouse film that probably stars some rando pop star trying to cross over into acting.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kicking was started by guitarist David Burns and vocalist Bobbie Flanders in the winter of 2016 with the lineup being completed by bassist Lacy Ellinwood and co-guitarist Sarah Grace Shepherd in early 2017, and finally with the addition of current drummer Lexie Gay over the summer of 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wouldn\u2019t be difficult to categorize Kicking with over-used, hip but otherwise irrelevant genre buzzwords, but that would be doing a disservice to the sound. Kicking draws influence from \u201990s alt rock and grunge giants to the more subdued elements of shoegaze and post punk, with traces of hardcore and riot grrl still showing proudly through-all while trying to create music that is authentic to the individual members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although Kicking has now been a group for the better part of a decade, they continue to push themselves as songwriters and in the sounds and tones they craft, while striving to never be self-referential. What sets them apart are the heartfelt lyrics of Bobbie Flanders, never washed out or hidden, juxtaposed against the effects driven heavy guitar rock of the rest of the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow the band on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gmail.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b619dad5f286913825a10a10f&amp;id=7cc6cd73cf&amp;e=3542496417\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bandcamp<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gmail.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b619dad5f286913825a10a10f&amp;id=64aae25b88&amp;e=3542496417\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gmail.us20.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b619dad5f286913825a10a10f&amp;id=b6a635f149&amp;e=3542496417\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Mississippi-based grunge- and shoegaze-influenced Kicking have released the European version of\u00a0\u2018Goodbye Party\u2019\u00a0which includes two additional unreleased tracks (Cheeks and Slower). Order it from Summer Darling <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=39205\" title=\"Grungegazers Kicking share new single \u2018Slower\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,28,30,1907,5812],"tags":[446,11078,11077,11161,11162],"class_list":["post-39205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","category-shoegaze","tag-europe","tag-goodbye-party","tag-kicking","tag-slower","tag-summer-darling-tapes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/C5B25D8A-00C8-4479-AD88-07D9014D6FC8.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1365","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-acl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":38786,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38786","url_meta":{"origin":39205,"position":0},"title":"Kicking share new single \u2018Cheeks\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Mississippi-based grunge- and shoegaze-influenced volume dreamboats Kicking release the European version of \u2018Goodbye Party\u2019 with two additional unreleased tracks (Cheeks and Slower). 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