Kidic are not quite rock, not
quite pop, and not quite emo, but their music
does rock and it does emote. For Kidic, connection
is paramount - too many bands hawk their songs
on stage and never once acknowledge the audience.
Kidic, of course, grew out of Kid Icarus. Named
after a 1980's video game that no one quite remembered,
they honed their art on the college circuit,
in and out of every venue in the Dublin area.
From PA-less pubs to 1,000 capacity venues, Kidic
have a song for every venue, every moment. From
the soundtrack to your over-indulgence, to your
longing for meaning, Kidic have a song. In the
past Kidic have set their amps to bash out the
pent up punk riffs of "Shake's Baby" and "Disco",
following up with an acoustic set at the after
show party. Some nights call for the melancholia
of chances lost, and some nights call for pure
distilled crunching rock.
The band formed at
Dublin City University (DCU), and through their
early years enjoyed a great following from the
college, playing at as many college events and
parties as was healthy. Even after Morgan left
DCU the band still rehearsed there on the weekends
in the magical surondings of the Wilde Space
Theatre or the atmospheric Chaplaincy. Time was
spent singing through guitar amps, fiddling with
the stage lights, and occasionally smoking out
the odd power supply. Their early recordings
showed great promise but lacked a professional
shine. Roll on a few years, and the band have
the skills and personnel around them to make
recordings to the standard they always dreamed
of. The first of these three singles recorded
in their new studio hits the stores May 07.
