2015 is already full of many great albums, one of which comes from Ohio rockers The Sidekicks. The Cleveland punk band has been active since 2007 and have released four albums, including this year’s breakthrough Runners In The Nerved World. The album’s reflective lyrics are matched by a melodic and layered sound that has evolved from their early punk years, and it’s a giant leap forward for the band.
In preparation for their Bloomington, IN show tomorrow (which I’ll be in attendance), I asked singer/guitarists Steve Ciolek ten questions via email about dealing with new success, how the band developed its sound, Phil Ek’s involvement on the record, and more:
The first album of 2015 that I love is a 4-way-tie between Viet Cong’s debut, Sleater-Kinney’s reunion, Belle & Sebastian’s dance-party, and Cloakroom’s shoegaze
Do yourself a favor and listen to all these albums (they’re all up on Spotify). The Sidekicks also get a shout out for their great new album that you should also check out on Spotify.
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Little Daylight – “Be Long (Twice As Nice Remix)”
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Imagine a less annoying, but still strange, Death Grips song that you really liked and you get Liturgy’s “Quetzalcoatl”
The Ark Work comes out March 24th via Thrill Jockey Records.
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Alex Winston – “We Got Nothing”
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I have no idea how to describe this new Ava Luna song but it’s so great and unique that you should really listen to it like right now
New album coming out this year!
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With a song this catchy, Allie X is allowed to make its music video as trippy as possible
But seriously, where do you get those glasses?
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If this song sounds like 1960’s garage psychedelics, it’s because this band is one of the founders of 1960’s garage psychedelics
The band that brought you “Strychnine” still kicks ass after all these years.
