{"id":36723,"date":"2021-05-02T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36723"},"modified":"2021-04-23T08:58:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T12:58:19","slug":"lithuanias-timid-kooky-share-new-single-westley-snypes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=36723","title":{"rendered":"Lithuania\u2019s Timid Kooky share new single \u2018Westley Snypes\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Vilnius, Lithuania\u2019s\u00a0Timid Kooky\u00a0have shared their\u00a0new single <em>Westley Snypes<\/em> which is out now and available on all good digital service providers. The track is the latest to be lifted from their\u00a0new EP,\u00a0\u2018Baby Be My Spiderman,\u2019 which is also\u00a0out now\u00a0via The state51 Conspiracy. Listen to <em>Westley Snypes<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TlPOW9gMRm8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also stream the single <a href=\"http:\/\/hyperurl.co\/WestleySnypes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>. <br><br>For a band recently named\u00a0Best Young Band in Lithuania, as well as the\u00a0Best New Baltic Band, it all began in 2015 in a tiny, cramped rehearsal space established in an old Soviet computer and calculator factory called SIGMA.<br><br>Part of the New Wave of Lithuanian Rock currently bubbling up from the Baltic states, Timid Kooky are all about cartoonish celebration of the mundane. As such, the Lithuanian trio have absorbed alternative and progressive rock, black metal, noise, and funk, to create a curiously addictive new sound\u2014often little more than chants laid over menacing, hypnotic riffs, their songs are as fascinating as they are visceral.\u00a0<br><br>Queens of The Stone Age\u00a0and<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Primus\u00a0are cited as key musical influences, and their style also contains echoes of\u00a0Beastie Boys\u2019 wackiness and the post-hardcore sonic assault of Rollins Band.<br><br>Since the release of their 2018 debut album\u00a0\u2018Tanzen,\u2019 Timid Kooky have travelled back and forth across Europe tirelessly, imprinting their name into the Baltic music scene and flirting with international festivals including\u00a0MENT Ljubljana (SI), Liverpool Sound City (UK), SKIFF (RU), ENEA Spring Break (PL), Monkey Week (ES), Eurosonic (NL)\u00a0and others.<br><br>New EP\u00a0\u2018Baby Be My Spiderman\u2019\u00a0was recorded in October 2020 at Ymir Audio in Vilnius, Lithuania, and was produced, mixed and mastered by Snorre Bergerud. Previous singles <em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/lithuanias-timid-kooky-announce-baby-be-my-spiderman-ep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" title=\"Lithuania\u2019s TIMID KOOKY announce \u2018Baby Be My Spiderman\u2019 EP\">Pats Sau<\/a><\/em>, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/lithuanias-timid-kooky-share-new-single-run-uphill\/\" title=\"Lithuania\u2019s Timid Kooky share new single \u2018Run Uphill\u2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Run Uphill<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/timid-kooky-share-thermal-imaging-video-for-win-big-lose-it\/\" title=\"Timid Kooky share thermal-imaging video for \u2018Win Big, Lose It\u2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Win Big, Lose It<\/a><\/em> have seen support from a host of underground rock media in the UK including\u00a0Louder Than War, HARD BEAT, Distorted Sound, Bring The Noise, Maximum Volume, The Punk Site, The Soundboard\u00a0and many more.<br><br>For a band who truly shine on stage with high energy, virtuosic performances, Timid Kooky have surprisingly found the pandemic a welcome respite from a punishing self-imposed live schedule. The band go as far as putting the perfect capture of their huge live energy on this record down to the pause.<br><br><em>\u201cUp until the pandemic, we were actually almost burnt out from playing gigs,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>says drummer Martynas \u201cD\u017eiugas\u201d Stanevi\u010dius.\u00a0<em>\u201cWe were touring so much with the first album that we didn\u2019t have time to sit down and write new material, so this EP to us is a long awaited gulp of fresh air.\u201d<\/em><br><br>Given the chance to re-evaluate their goals as a band and start a new ideological chapter, the trio have regained their hunger and sense of direction.\u00a0<em>\u201cFrom the beginning we always felt our music was meant for bigger stages,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0says D\u017eiugas,\u00a0<em>\u201cso naturally we\u2019re looking for opportunities to play festivals with bigger sound rigs. The more amps the better. I think we need at least 100 amps on stage&#8230;\u201d<\/em><br><br>The \u2018Baby Me My Spiderman\u2019 EP is out now via The state51 Conspiracy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Vilnius, Lithuania\u2019s\u00a0Timid Kooky\u00a0have shared their\u00a0new single Westley Snypes which is out now and available on all good digital service providers. 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