Vicious Kicks by David Singer & The Sweet Science
VICIOUS KICKS is a glam stomper about our inexorable search for something/anything that can break through the boredom, the desensitization, the targeted advertorials, the doomscrolling, the uncanny experience that passes for being a person right now.
Recorded over two years with Brian Deck (Ohmme, Califone, Modest Mouse) at Chicago's Narwhal Studios, VICIOUS KICKS careens from sequin-encrusted stompers to post-Prince bedroom funk, leaving a trail of fuzzed-out guitars and buzzed-out synths in its wake.
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David Singer is a musician/filmmaker/writer/composer based in Chicago.
He has released five LPs, both solo and with his band The Sweet Science, and played hundreds of shows around the world. His records have found their way onto the Albums of the Year lists of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, No Depression, Huffington Post, and the prestigious Village Voice "Pazz & Jop" poll. Greg Kot of NPR's Sound Opinions describes David as "one of the city's most evolved pop craftsmen of the last decade.”
As a composer, David has scored projects including August: Osage County (winner of five Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize) and the critically acclaimed Broadway revival of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.
His debut short film Advantage: Weinberg was selected for the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase at the Cannes Film Festival. His feature film debut, Imperfections, was released around the world in 2018. Recently, his digital series “Incoming” won the 2019 Austin Film Festival Script Competition.
Tracklist
| 1. | Evil Steve | 2:25 |
| 2. | Cop Story | 4:11 |
| 3. | 48 49 | 3:16 |
| 4. | Without You | 4:34 |
| 5. | Missed Connection | 4:13 |
| 6. | Wasted Away | 3:25 |
| 7. | The Birds Along The Rail | 3:40 |
| 8. | Talk Me Down | 4:17 |
| 9. | Baker & I | 3:07 |
| 10. | Polaroid | 4:25 |
| 11. | Vicious Kicks #26 | 2:40 |
| 12. | Never Got Used To It | 3:11 |
| 13. | Baker & I (Demo) | 3:20 |
Credits
David Singer & The Sweet Science
VICIOUS KICKS
Produced by Brian Deck and David Singer
DS - Vox, Gtr, Bass, Piano, Organ, Synth, Percussion, Drum Programming
Ron Kwasman - Guitar
Chris Posdal - Bass
Howard Windmiller - Drums
Mike Simons - vocals on “Polaroid”, “Wasted Away”, “The Birds Along The Rail”, “Baker & I”
Heather Simons - vocals on “Polaroid”, “The Birds Along The Rail”, “Baker & I”
Matt Espy - congas on “Cop Story”
Brain Deck - marimba on “Without You”
Cory Gray - trumpets on “Talk Me Down”
Andra Kulans - violin and viola on “Missed Connection”
Paul Adelstein - piano on “Baker & I”
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Recorded at Narwhal Studios, Chicago
Additional recording at The Bungalow, Chicago, Magick Fungo Bat, Chicago, and Old Unconscious, Portland
Additional recording by Andrew Ryan at Narwhal Studios
Mastered by Greg Calbi at Sterling Sound
Album Package Designed by Karen Backe
Cover photo by Erik Calonius for Docuamerica, 1973
Our undying thanks to Brian Deck, Jim Gifford, Andrew Ryan, and Narwhal Studios.
Love to Eva, Ellery, Stacey, Laura, Lily, Kid Million, The Choom Gang, The Poncey Lads, Danny McCabe, and Karen Backe.
All songs ©2021 David Singer, administered by Past Tense Future Perfect Music BMI, all rights reserved
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David Singer is a filmmaker/musician/writer/composer based in Chicago.
His records have found their way onto the Albums of the Year lists of the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun-Times, No Depression, Huffington Post, and the prestigious Village Voice "Pazz & Jop" poll.
Greg Kot of Sound Opinions describes David as "one of the city's most evolved pop craftsmen of the last decade.”
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