An Interview with Kicking Bird (And a premier of "238!")
When you have a music blog, you sometimes get to hear new music early. I got to hear Original Motion Picture Soundtrack , the upcoming new album from Wilmington, NC's Kicking Bird, and was instantly smitten. Some albums just seem perfectly made for my specific tastes, and that's how this one feels. The songs on Original Motion Picture Soundtrack have that perfect mid-90's power pop sound with a little retro 60's cool. It's like a less ironic version of Fountains of Wayne and Weezer. I got the chance to interview three members of Kicking Bird (Shaun and Shaylah Paul as well as Robin Cooksley) over email, so we discussed North Carolina, their upcoming album, and the song we're premiering, "238." Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is due out May 19 on Fort Lowell Records, and can be pre-ordered here . For more on Kicking Bird, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram . You can listen to "238" below the interview. Your sound seems to invoke...