{"id":1434,"date":"2019-02-08T14:10:42","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T22:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2019-02-22T17:23:00","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T01:23:00","slug":"kicker-pure-drivel-full-length-from-oakland-punk-unit-featuring-current-past-members-of-neurosis-dystopia-and-operation-ivy-out-now-and-streaming-via-tankcrimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/kicker-pure-drivel-full-length-from-oakland-punk-unit-featuring-current-past-members-of-neurosis-dystopia-and-operation-ivy-out-now-and-streaming-via-tankcrimes\/","title":{"rendered":"KICKER: Pure Drivel Full-Length From Oakland Punk Unit Featuring Current\/Past Members Of Neurosis, Dystopia, And Operation Ivy Out NOW And Streaming Via Tankcrimes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\u201cKICKER<\/strong> just hits every pleasure point that you want hit<\/g> from punk<\/g> like this. The production is raw and dirty, the rhythms are short and driving with Dave Edwardson\u2019s walking basslines putting an extra hop in their step, and Pete just sounds like a total beast. When he snarls \u2018She was an axe<\/g> mur-der<\/g>-er! A fucking psychopath!\u2019 on \u2018Mrs. Arnold,\u2019 he sells it.\u201d \u2014 BrooklynVegan<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pure Drivel, the latest full-length from Oakland punk practitioners KICKER<\/strong>, is out TODAY via Tankcrimes. Fronted by UK transplant Pete the Roadie along with current and former members of Neurosis, Dystopia, and Operation Ivy, KICKER<\/strong> plays UK-meets-East Bay punk rock inspired by the output of Crass, Bluurg, Mystic, and early Dischord and SST releases. The follow-up to 2016\u2019s Rendered Obsolete, Pure Drivel boasts eleven rambunctious tracks in twenty-six minutes recorded at House Of Faith by Bart Thurber (Spazz) and features cover art by Andrei Bouzikov (Municipal Waste) as well as inner gatefold art by Skinner (High On Fire, Mastodon).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stream Pure Drivel<\/em> in its entirety at THIS LOCATION<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Pure Drivel <\/em><\/strong>is out now digitally and on limited-edition vinyl formats in four color variations \u2014 <\/em>100 x \u201cDave Ed\u2019s Hair\u201d (pink in clear; a Tankcrimes exclusive), 100 x black, 100 x half coke bottle (a Pirates Press exclusive) and 700 x coke bottle. <\/em>For physical orders go to THIS LOCATION<\/a>. For digital orders go HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n

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KICKER<\/strong> was forged in 2010 one rainy night at 924 Gilman. They took refuge in the brewery bar across the street. Guitarist Mauz (Dystopia), had a room full of musical equipment and an idea for a band. Bassist Dave Edwardson(Neurosis) was looking for a new project. Pete the Roadie \u2013 who for over thirty years has roadied for the likes of Subhumans, Amebix, Jello Biafra, Neurosis, and everyone in between \u2013 swore he would never cross over to the dark side. Somehow though, he was convinced. They were all looking for something more than everyday life can provide; aging Bay Area\/UK punks adapting to new pressures of modern life resilient enough to let go of the (dis)comfort of the past but bored as fuck with the present. The union would see them through three West Coast tours (including one in 2016 with the Subhumans), one European\/UK tour in 2013, one East Coast\/Canadian tour in 2014 .and three shows in Cuba in 2017. Nine years and three records in, KICKER<\/strong> is still restless as ever! Pure Drivel <\/em>features new drummer Dave Mello (Operation Ivy) and is out now via Tankcrimes. Get it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPete<\/em>\u2018s a storyteller, a man of many gripes who\u2019ll have just as many jokes to tell, and this comes up front with the <\/em>Biafra<\/em>-esque \u201cMrs. Arnold\u201d and doesn\u2019t let up \u2019til the excessive end of \u201cGoodnight And Fuck Off\u201d. That mix of California hardcore punk and UK \u201982 should feel like some sort of long forgotten mid-80\u2019s record that has been remastered for 2019 and I\u2019m grateful they haven\u2019t phoned in the songwriting.\u201d \u2014 Grizzly Butts<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe songs are simple, driving punk with working class<\/g> Brit vocals. Most of this album sounds like it was recorded in 1978, but hey, that ain\u2019t a bad thing\u2026..1978 was a great year for music\u2026 For readers who like their punk straightforward, uncomplicated and raucous, this is for you.\u201d \u2014 TheMightyDecibel.com<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cKICKER just hits every pleasure point that you want hit from punk like this. The production is raw and dirty, the rhythms are short and driving with Dave Edwardson\u2019s walking basslines putting an extra hop in their step, and Pete just sounds like a total beast. When he snarls \u2018She was an axe mur-der-er! A fucking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1434","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1434"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1478,"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1434\/revisions\/1478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.tankcrimes.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}