{"id":85133,"date":"2019-07-18T14:00:56","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T13:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/?p=85133"},"modified":"2023-02-24T14:48:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T14:48:47","slug":"review-kid-kapichi-sugar-tax-ep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/review-kid-kapichi-sugar-tax-ep\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Kid Kapichi \u2013 Sugar Tax EP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-85165\" src=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kid-Kapichi-Sugar-Tax-Cover-compressor-min-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kid-Kapichi-Sugar-Tax-Cover-compressor-min-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kid-Kapichi-Sugar-Tax-Cover-compressor-min-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kid-Kapichi-Sugar-Tax-Cover-compressor-min-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kid-Kapichi-Sugar-Tax-Cover-compressor-min-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kid-Kapichi-Sugar-Tax-Cover-compressor-min-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kid-Kapichi-Sugar-Tax-Cover-compressor-min-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Kid-Kapichi-Sugar-Tax-Cover-compressor-min.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Listening to \u2018<em>Glitterati<\/em>\u2019, it\u2019s not hard to imagine <strong>Kid Kapichi<\/strong> swaggering around their native Hastings. A buzz surrounds the song. Using a confident chorus and clever lyricism, it muscled onto Radio 1\u00a0 playlists. Clearly, it\u2019s a steppingstone to bigger things and serves as a brilliant opener to new EP \u2018<em>Sugar Tax<\/em>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Building on everything that made previous EP, \u2018<em>Lucozade Dreams<\/em>\u2019 such a blast, it\u2019s clear they have stepped up their game. However, this time the music is not as straightforward. You\u2019re not getting five songs with the same formula; these feel bolstered and refreshed. At their most assured, \u2018<em>Make It On Your Own<\/em>\u2019 cruises along on a booze-soaked bass riff. Combined with a sly chorus it manages to feel like a hit without breaking a sweat. \u00a0In contrast \u2018<em>Death Dips<\/em>\u2019 works harder, throwing around riffs and a funfair vibe to make its mark.<\/p>\n<p>However, when the band push their sound, the results are striking. Imagine Arctic Monkeys infused with the scuzzy riffery favoured by Queens of the Stone Age and you\u2019re not far away. \u2018<em>Revolver<\/em>\u2019 is the clearest example. Leaning on the rhythm section, it gives drummer George MacDonald chance to shine and remains arresting even without a big chorus to fall back on. It\u2019s also surprisingly noisy, so don\u2019t expect this one on the BBC.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Kid Kapichi  - Glitterati (Official Video)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ymKTtQccWzc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The band\u2019s biggest selling point is dual vocalists Jack Wilson and Ben Beetham. Using quick wit and a sharp ear for a melody, they write memorable, catchy songs. Especially as the lyrics feel tied to a place, which creates a real honest flavour. They use sneery punk voices too, harking back to a previous era, even on \u2018<em>2019<\/em>\u2019, their most overtly political statement.<\/p>\n<p>Unafraid to explore and with plenty to say, \u2018<em>Sugar Tax<\/em>\u2019 is everything its leading single promises. Wholly confident, from the blistering opening to its more unusual avenues, it proves <strong>Kid Kapichi<\/strong> have the potential to be your new rock n\u2019 roll heroes.<\/p>\n<p>4\/5<\/p>\n<p>\u2018<em>Sugar Tax<\/em>\u2019 EP by <strong>Kid Kapichi<\/strong> is released on 19th July.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kid Kapichi<\/strong> links: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kidkapichi.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KidKapichi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KidKapichi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kidkapichi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Words by Ian Kenworthy (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhisperingSand\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@WhisperingSand<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Kid Kapichi have the potential to be your new rock n\u2019 roll heroes&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":85165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2269],"tags":[15783,15621,16482,17293],"class_list":["post-85133","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ep-review","tag-ep-reviews","tag-ian-kenworthy","tag-kid-kapichi","tag-sugar-tax"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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