RFI: all those new British indie pop bands making an awesome Northern Soul racket

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I know about the Pipettes' "Dirty Mind" (which is really good) and the Revelations' "You're The Loser" (which is REALLY) good), and the cover of "Since You Left" by Kicker (!) is good enough to warrant buying that EP on its own, but now I want more. Is there more? Please god let there be more.

― James.Cobo (jamescobo), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 00:59 (twenty years ago)

YSI please?

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:01 (twenty years ago)

there's not heaps. you could also try the "more soul than wigan casino" ep on fortuna pop, it's four of their bands doing northern soul covers (and where the kicker song originates)

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:02 (twenty years ago)

agree that the revelations track is fantastic.

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:02 (twenty years ago)

Man, I really want to hear this stuff.

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:08 (twenty years ago)

I literally just put that Kicker cover up on my mp3 blog, although I've been planning to do that since about four seconds into listening to it last night.

http://www.greenpeaness.org

― James.Cobo (jamescobo), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:38 (twenty years ago)

i assume you're already aware of comet gain and velocette? and the kicker singles comp?

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:43 (twenty years ago)

none of which are new, but y'know

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:44 (twenty years ago)

And here's that Revelations song:

http://s5.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=10FY1TL7LBOJG26LETEO9FLM0D)

― James.Cobo (jamescobo), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:49 (twenty years ago)

i assume you're already aware of comet gain and velocette? and the kicker singles comp?

No I didn't - my first exposure to any of the Fortuna bands was through that Wigan Casino EP. How does the rest of Kicker's stuff compare to that single?

― James.Cobo (jamescobo), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 01:55 (twenty years ago)

patchy, but some is very very good. 'boy have you got it?' is probably the best of their early stuff.

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 03:19 (twenty years ago)

oh also the wake's "town of 85 lights" is a slower and muddier take on the NS thing.

― john p. irrelevant (electricsound), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 04:17 (twenty years ago)

half of the recent kicker cd is terrific. the other half isn't. if you combine the songs the lady sings on both cds you have a pretty fantastic record.

― keyth (keyth), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 12:41 (twenty years ago)

Does Johnny Boy's 'You Are The Generation That Bought More Shoes & You Get What You Deserve' fit in this category?

I have heard none of the others mentioned so I might be a little off.

― Bill E (bill_e), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

Go back to the late 90s and there's Spearmint's wonderful "Sweeping The Nation" and "Best Ballroom".

You could also make a decent album out of B and S's Northern Soul-leaning songs - "There's Too Much Love", "If She Wants Me" etc.

― darren (darren), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 20:58 (twenty years ago)

Spearmint's wonderful "Sweeping The Nation" - bah! How could I forget that one! It's one of my favourite songs ever!

― Bill E (bill_e), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 22:07 (twenty years ago)

John, can you YSI "Boy Have You Got It?" I can't seem to find it anywhere and I am teh intrigued.

― James.Cobo (jamescobo), Wednesday, 16 November 2005 23:24 (twenty years ago)

kickerpop.co.uk has some mp3s. 'blue' is as good as 'boy have you got it'.

― keyth (keyth), Thursday, 17 November 2005 03:03 (twenty years ago)

Hey there chaps
The crappy half of Kicker here - I'll stick Boy, Have you Got It on the myspace page as a download.

Jill was supposed to sing more on the new album, but she's a very busy girl, so maybe next time...w.t.s.!

www.myspace.com/kickerband

Ta
Pip

― phil kicker, Monday, 28 November 2005 00:36 (twenty years ago)

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