Today, we’re premiering a brand new EP from Mississippi- and New York-based grunge- and shoegaze-influenced band Kicking. Their new album, entitled Nothing Personal, will be released tomorrow, May 1st, via Summer Darling Tapes.
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.
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.
Singer/Lyricist Bobbie shared the following about the new release:
“I wanted nothing personal to feel a little more tongue in cheek than our previous eps. Reprieve being how easy it is to fall into old patterns, Mourning After is about feeling stuck, and Invitation literally invites you in on the misery. Lyrically it’s melancholic and heavy, but juxtaposed against guitar hooks it feels almost bratty. It’s intentionally absurd.”
Stream Nothing Personal in full below and order your copy via Summer Darling Tapes today!
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