It seems like we have made quite an impact with some people, reviewers and artists/bands alike, as they have started to use our name as a reference point in reviews and marketing. Here are a few examples.......
Kidder - kidda@18tilidie.com
The Lost Patrol Band - Album of the same name - Broken Heart Records
The solo project of the INC singer Dennis Lyxzen! And what a good one, excellent super catchy 70's powerpop in best tradition of The Buzzcocks, Elvis Costello, yep, they even remind me of the Incredible Kidda Band! 10 songs that will directly stick in your head. Maybe the Scandinavian version of The Records?
CD only, get it!
THE FEVERS - "LOVE ALWAYS WINS"
LP/CD (SNATCH!027)
Don’t know how to start, I’m staggered by myself, The Fevers put out
unbelievable good 7" on Lipstick Records in 1998 - that platter made it
easily in my Top 5 of that year and guess they would be favorite new
band, too.
That was the last I heard of this band till I read that they played the 2000 Las Vegas Shakedown. I asked a friend who was there if he has seen The Fevers, it was an afternoon showcase at a different place and he couldn’t not positively stand the Las Vegas high noon degrees so he preferred the pool than the walk to it. A choice I couldn’t understand. Can it be too hot to miss The Fevers ?
There was no other sign, obviously it was a one hit 45 wonder project and Lipstick Records been so smart to release it. When a run through my 7" stock I always had to stop skipping and wonder what the hell happened to them, what story may behind this mystery.... Once upon a time stars coming back again - so are The Fevers ! The mystery is unsolved, here is the full length of´em, it’s almost too good to be true, they are satellites of compulsive pop, the sound of NOW - the primal joy of zero based power pop music. Infectious. Possessed. Drawing attention. The motivation that power pop can take the Top 40 by storm, bring the mainstream of culture to submission in one quick and easy battle - a old fantasy of the bohemian underground. A dream much older than rocknroll itself, so is "LOVE ALWAYS WINS" my, a fan’s vision what the Top 40 ought to be.
The Fevers are here to stay, and they have all the quarters to play the jukebox ! Late 70´s power pop, take the Teenage Head, The Real Kids, a dash of British like the Incredible Kidda Band, or artists like Joe Jackson and the strong relation to the cool sound of today- as the DONNY DENIM 45 (Radio X) - The incarnation of bubblegum music! (remember all those semi-cool, semi-laughable second echelon boy groups as the Ohio Express or the 1910 Fruit Gum Company?)
It makes The Fevers genuinely sexy. A pounding, insistent bass, the punk rock drive, sparkling melodies, The Fevers treat rock n' roll history as our shared mythology. You can’t oppose, just tap your feet on the floor ! The vinyl record is a deluxe 220g wax, if you care or not, some are even available in colored vinyl. The digital output is in a neat heavy paper stock digipack, all in a traditional Fantana Records style artwork. Enjoy "GO WHERE THE GIRLS ARE" !
The Limit - Uh Oh / Call Jane / Candy Rocks / Dream of Love 10" Pendulum, 1983
Uh Oh is Incredible Kidda Band-styled
upbeat UK Teenage Treats powerpop-punk
circa '78 (UK '78 = NOLA '83, basically) and Call Jane sounds like the
Forgotten
Rebels - but maybe with Ric Ocasek on vocals! The two b-side tracks are
only
okay by comparison.
If I remember correctly they were either Jefferson or St. Bernard Parish heybras bred on corporate rock who went 'headband-punk,' but they could actually play, they had better gear and they could write songs, unlike the Uptown dilettantes.
Paul MOTO
http://www.collectorscum.com/volume3/south/
Rosetta Stone - Retrospective
Roller
Japanese only import from the great Wizzard In Vinyl label and a feast
for fans of the Bay City Rollers.
Rosetta Stone was the band formed by Roller Ian Mitchell after he left Bay City Rollers in 1977 and were pretty much a carbon copy of his former band in almost every respect. This is a 23 song compilation with the bands two albums on Private Stock (only one of which was released in the US) and lots of other songs and covers from 1977-1979!! Full OBI and great insert with tons of photos and lyrics/info. Some of this material reminds us of Greg Kihn as well as the Rollers, with a hint of The Incredible Kidda Band!!
http://www.smogveil.com/wow/1977/blue.html
Another great band who are quoting the The Incredible Kidda Band as an influence. Check out their album on Queen Mum Records and Sprinter Records. Visit the bands page at www.notamused.co.uk
A great site - created with love and affection by local music fans - which has created a great site listing lots of local bands from the Midlands town of Tamworth which neighbours the Incredible Kidda Band's home town of Nuneaton.
As well as many other local bands, the site has also created a page for the Incredible Kidda Band. Follow the link below to see the site for yourself.
http://www.tamworthbands.com/kiddaband/index.htmA great site - created with love and affection by local music and football fan Dean - which has created a great site listing lots of local bands from the Midlands city of Coventry which neighbours the Incredible Kidda Bands home town of Nuneaton.
As well as many other local bands, the site has also created an entry for the Incredible Kidda Band. Follow the link below to see the site for yourself.
NOBUNNY - Love Visions (1-2-3-4 Go!)
Love Visions was 2008's secret handshake analogue to Jay Reatard's impressive run of singles over the past few years, and hits all the notes that Jay didn't -- bratty, unvarnished garage punk (remember, it can always sound worse!) that didn't forget the snot and the uncontrollable urges which initially brought about rock 'n' roll.
You'd need a microscope to score a copy of the original pressing, so it's great to have Love Visions available for a slightly wider audience. Channeling the Ramones, the Undertones, The Incredible Kidda Band, and dozens of other miniscule glammers and punkers of the '70s, our man in costume blasts through 12 rude, insanely catchy anthems, fidelity be damned.
By far the best record you'll hear by a guy in a bunny mask this year. Promise.
DM
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