The songwriter-producer duo of Alex Fitts and Matt Penttila (aka the KickDrums) has been re-inventing what pop means since they started working together in 2007. The hype surrounding their debut LP Meet Your Ghost is reaching critical mass, and with new labelmates like Chromeo and DFA 1979, The KickDrums have quite a reputation to live up to on June 28 when the record drops via Last Gang Records.
Of course, you never really have to wait until the release date anymore. For record highlights, check the album namesake “Meet Your Ghost” and “Naked”, both of which exemplify the depth of Fitts’ lyrical content and the breadth of Penttila’s skill on the pads. The latter track sounds like an upbeat James Blake meets how good the Killers sounded when I was 12.
Visit The KickDrums website for a free remix of “A Perfect World” featuring RZA, and be sure to follow The KickDrums and Last Gang Records on twitter for info on upcoming releases @TheKickDrums and @LastGangEnt respectively. [via]
Hit the skip to stream the album.