More Kicks is an explosion of pop melodies, jet-fuelled guitar riffs and shifting, sinewy rhythms. The band arrived from nowhere - seemingly fully formed - at the end of 2017 on London's garage scene. They immediately stood out a mile thanks to their unique mix of pop sensibilities, rhythm & blues bass and good-time powerpop drums. Hidden away making loud music in tiny rooms, the trio (Sulli - vox/guitar Kris - drums Paolo - bass/vox) had been busy cooking up a rare alchemy. The result: a two-and-a-half-minute More Kicks song can touch on classic 60s garage, 70s NYC rock and roll, jagged 90s guitar pop - all wrapped in a razor sharp bundle. A glance backwards and a decisive step forwards. Listening to More Kicks is a lesson in economy of songwriting. How many hooks can you cram into one song? The debut single 'It's A Drag' (recorded live in Blue Studios, Dalston - just one of the six songs recorded on that one Spring afternoon). There are girl-group backing vocals, at least three guitar riffs, a shout along middle 8, lyrics that veer between hope and doomed romance - and enough energy to light up a city.