KickBoy release their Debut EP “Ick Boy” - on 9th May, single "‘Eat my Soul! Steal my Hands!’ -out now + Launch Tour starting 5th May.
KickBoy are the chaotic “milk-punk” 5-piece from South London, brewed with influences of The B-52’s, Parquet Courts and The Garden. They invite you into their bizarre world of diverse punk flavours.
Their debut EP was recorded and mixed with Conor Kearney (Home Counties, Subcat Records), the collaboration stemming from their shared taste for music that evades genre and favours the eclectic.
Ick Boy rejects the musical rulebook and favours chaos as a theme; it cannot be labelled any more concisely than ‘disco/funk-influenced egg-punk/garage-rock’. The subject matters align but never meet, scattered across cultural gentrification, the climate crisis, mental health and even dating ‘icks’. As they skip along the entangled frontiers of late-stage capitalism, these tracks are solely united by KickBoy’s chaotic humour, esoteric lyricism and genre-defiance.
About the EP
Each track in Ick Boy draws light from an anxious imposition. Beams of toxic corporate culture, FOMO, and dissociative anguish are reflected unevenly by the diverse gems of genre and influence adorning Ick Boy; their disjunction plays out in the absurdist humour that brings the tracks together.
In an oversaturated and largely monotonous post-punk scene, the EP aims to break through the widely adopted ‘one-sound’ approach. Kickboy aren’t trying to establish a brand with this endeavour. Instead, their ambition is to project the fun, erratic nature of both their reputed London live shows and the world they have created - the nihilistic joy of the postmodern Kickboy party. It’s a world the band is stuck in, watching helplessly as the forces of capitalism permeate its membrane, powerless to do anything but laugh.
About The Band
The three eponymous ‘Boys’ - Jamie, Owen and Chris - originally forming in Bristol, have been joined by two new members since KickBoy’s rebirth in England’s second most exciting city. Jules and Connie are now a firm presence in the band’s raucous live shows; their guitar, synth and saxophone bringing welcome depths to the band’s grungy underpinnings. Fans might find it hard to classify the genre that emerges from this cocktail - egg-punk? garage-funk? disco-junk? - but KickBoy songs remain deliciously rooted in the heady chaos, frivolous freneticism and cheerful nihilism that typified its early days.
EP Launch Tour and Promotion
The band will be touring throughout May following the EP’s release:
5th May - The Pipeline, Brighton, GB
18th May - Paper Dress Vintage, London, GB
23rd May - Cafe Central, Brussels, BE
24th May - La Griffe, Lille, FR
25th May - Le Riff Magnetique, Saint Malo, FR
26th May - Le Super 9, Tours, FR
28th May - Le Quartier General Oberkampf, Paris, FR
Two of the five tracks will also be given music videos shortly after the EP’s release.
“[They] refuse to be walked over and limited to one style. Completely bonkers, KickBoy feel like innovators on a mission to change the indie scene.” - Clout Magazine
FFO: Viagra Boys, The B-52’s, Parquet Courts, Feet, Keg, Warmduscher, The Garden, Home Counties
Genre: Post-Punk / Dance-Punk / Egg-Punk / Garage Rock / Synth-Punk / Crank-Wave
Members Jamie - Bass+Synth+Vocals
Jules - Guitar+Synth+Vocals
Chris - Guitar+Synth
Connie - Sax+Backing Vocals
Owen - Drums
