Officer Kicks

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About Officer Kicks

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Officer Kicks are one of the hardest working bands in the land, constantly perfecting an electric live show and crafting a studio record that stands up to the greats. Accessible and turned off by pretension, the band employ an ethos of inclusion, building a following through relentless touring and a solid online presence since their conception in late 2005.

Debut album, ‘The Six Grand Plot’, was cut in ten days at Oasis’s private studio in Bucks. Few artists are given the green light to live and record at the mansion-sized studio. Kasabian, The Coral and Paul Weller are amongst the only other Noel approved acts. Released last year, the punchy album Officer Kicks fashioned, with long time cohort Alexander Wolfe and big hitter Stan Kybert (Oasis, The Rifles and Bjork), struck a chord. Acclaim for The Six Grand Plot rushed in, with lead single ‘Pictures of Me’ gaining an XFM Playlist, as well as solid radio airplay across the board, and the stylistic video being A-Listed on Virgin TV.

The faith from boutique UK label, We Make Things, skyrocketed as deals in Japan and Europe followed. The band gained fans from every gig, impressing both the audiences and the bigger acts they supported. This live reputation won festival slots headlining stages at Glastonbury and Secret Garden Party plus a slot on The BBC Introducing stage of Bestival.

Incredible reactions, whatever size the crowd, propelled the band to even bigger tour supports, ending 2008 playing for 3-4,000 people a night in venues like Manchester Apollo and Reading Rivermead, thus laying the seeds for the next chapter in this never uninteresting tale.

At the beginning of December they started making the new Album. The remit was to blow everyone out of the water. With Citywide Curfew they may well have succeeded and 2009 is set to have its good times. There are already UK and European festival appearances confirmed and the reaction to last year’s Secret Garden Party appearance has promoted them to the Main Stage this year. The future looks O.K.

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