The Kick

The darkness of Swedish winters has definitely affected Gothenburg-based artist The Kick. With influences ranging from shoegaze to goth and a fascination for mixing organic elements with machines, his music has often been labeled as "industrial pop". Growing up, the first two records he ever bought were Depeche Mode's "Some Great Reward" and Mötley Crüe's "Shout at the Devil". An unholy marriage that laid the path for what to come and, at times, define the way The Kick sounds today.
The Kick is David Sundqvist's solo project. And what started out as a creative outlet for ideas that never found its place in any of his other bands or projects, soon got David's sole attention. He set out to write and record a collection of songs that reached the SubSpace Communication headquarters in the fall of 2007.
Last winter SSC released The Kick's debut single "Dancer", a track of broken disco beats and vibrant bass lines. The second single, "My Darkest Hour", was an intense and altogether darker story, but at the same time more slamming and straight to the point. The brand new single, "Freak", is an intense and energetic alternative pop gem with the verse built around a pounding drumbeat, distorted bass and the driving guitars in a chorus that sticks like glue!
While proceeding with the work on the debut album, The Kick opened live for Client, Timo Räisänen and Alice In Videoland during 2008, presenting the songs to an enthralled audience. Early 2009 David were adding the final touches to the music, and The Kick also introduced the new material to the Canadian audience on a highly successful spring tour. Now, twelve of these very personal treasures are bonding on "Metal Heart", due to be released on Subspace Communication on the 19th of June 2009.