French Kicks are not a traditional rock 'n' roll band. Although they have elements of snarly garage rock, slick new wave, and giddy classic mod-pop, they remain completely unique. The four of them work together like draughtsmen creating musical architecture -- a note is never wasted, a drop is never spilled. Their songs always seem to be on an angle, hovering just at breaking point. They cut to the quick with lurching riffs and palpitating percussion, but they are also cute and coltish and undeniably catch...   [ read more ]

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Television meets the Rolling Stones? Fugazi meets the Kinks? You decide. We're getting the label started off right with this Brooklyn quartet's second record. Last year's eponymous debut (on My Pal God Records) only hinted at their broad musical vision. Produced by Greg Talenfeld (Jon Spencer, Jonathan Fire*Eater) this album contains brilliant melodies, amazing harmonies, trashy guitars, and more musical goodness packed into six songs than we thought possible. From the hard-rocking "Call Our Hands" to the ...   [ read more ]

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After spending a very, very intense February out in LA with producer Doug Boehm, French Kicks have returned to New York with an incredible new record. On Two Thousand Josh Wise and Nick Stumpf took a new approach to their songwriting. They began (their way) with sounds, and parts, and bits; recorded them, and then set them aside and picked up the acoustic guitars and piano to complete the composition of the songs. The result: Two Thousand features the finest, most powerful, and also, most beautiful, collec...   [ read more ]

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