Jill Drew, Phil Sutton, Laura Bridge, Andy Jones, Ben Phillipson. And Beatrice Hatherley, Jax Coombes, Cat Cormack, Gareth 'Jona" Jones, Pete Salmon, Graham Smith, Danielle. With the kind assistance of: David Feck, John Barrie, Kay Ishikawa, Daniel O'Sullivan, & Alison Thomson.
Influences
Go Betweens, Felt, Comet Gain, Laura Nyro, Dusty, Gene Clark, Soul music.
Kicker, from London, recorded five singles (all on the CD 'fivefortyfives') and an album, 'Our Wild Mercury Years' for the Track and Field Organisation record label, between 1999 and 2005. Their sound was described as Stereolab meets Northern Soul, but they preferred to be thought of as a good old fashioned girl/boy beat pop group. They played with Comet Gain, Tompaulin, The Tyde, The Trash Can Sinatras, The Clientele, Essex Green, The Aisler Set, The Projects, The Ladybug Transistor, Saloon, Camera Obscura, and Dressy Bessy, who all borrowed equipment off of them. Their records were played by Steve Lamacq and John Peel amongst others, but they never got in the NME. They featured folks who had been/are in various other groups (18th Day of May, The Projects, Comet Gain, Hood, Harper Lee, Velocette, The Soft City and more to come). They loved having a laugh and ceaselessy failed to evr be trendy. If you arrived after 9 pm, you probably missed them. Bon nuit and wait for the comeback!!
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Please support our Indie Pop "EP CLUB" presented by Series Two Records and Eggnog Records. It is a collaboration between an Indie Pop label in Nebraska and one in New Zealand. The indie pop EP CLUB's include artists from around the world.
The Soft City play our first show this Thursday, May 14th, at the Cake Shop, on Ludlow St. If you are in NYC and can make it we are on at about 7:45. We have a special guest Pop Star-type chap playing bass.
It promises to be a great night, with Knight School, Dream Bitches, The Metric Mile, My Teenage Stride, and The Ballet too.
The night is the first installment of the NYC Popfest 2009 extravaganza and we're very excited to be a tiny part of it - see below for deatils.
http://www.nycpopfest.org/
and
http://www.myspace.com/nycpopfest
WE don't have any records to sell yet - we're recording one - but we do have free badges, which is something!
Kicker, I miss you so much. I'm listening to your songs and can't believe it's over. You music is magic. Just listened to New Day, Fresh Start and I just feel like dancing now. I needed to hear this song today.
I have the Soft City EP that I cherish but please update us about your work, new projects and other bands.
Thanks for being our friend! we want to share our music with everyone, and in case you aren't already familiar. you will like it. we promise. they are jams for this generation. from outerspace. with an affinity for diana ross & ye-ye girls & britpop. oh... & bacarach. written and performed by us, a couple of space cadets originally from new jersey. we will run into you sooner or later we hope. and thanks again!
Click the covers below to download. free. cause we know. the economy. yeah.
"6" (Six Singles) 1. Do You Really 2. Sister 3. No one's Gotta Know 4. Shake 5. My House Your House Mine 6. Still Only You
23 19 (AAA side SINGLE) 1. 23 19 2. You Can Take Me 3. Sour Apples (Fat Lip Remix)
The Soft City have a new song out on November 25th called Snow Keeps Falling. It's part a Christmas e.p. on Cloudberry Records. Visit www. cloudberryrecords. com for more details.
507 - Last Train to Christmas (November 25th) a1. Twig - Antoinette's Christmas Wedding a2. Strega - When the Stars Are Shining Bright at Christmas Time b1. The Soft City - Snow Keeps Falling b2. Champagne Riot - December Slopes ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We are in the process of recording an album and a single for release next year.
just added a new track to our page if you wanna check it out.
it's called SECOND HAND BLUES
also, we just got our album back from the printers. ltd edition of 500 hand numbered copies. it will be available to buy online soon but if you wanna buy an advance copy send me a mail.
