WinterKids

...In the middle of the
night she said leave it out,
leave it...

WinterKids are a 5 piece band from a small Countryside Village called Peaslake in Surrey (yes, that’s “Peaslake,” as opposed to CabbageStream or CourjetteRiver) The band, comprised of James Snider – Vocals, Hannah Snider – Keyboards, Bradley Osborne – Guitar, Chris Muldoon – drums and Tom Downer – Bass, say they “write music for all to sing and dance to.”

They’re not wrong.

Winterkids remind me of what I liked about ‘Dogs Die In Hot Cars’ from a few years back, they have a kind of home counties naivety and charm, creating witty and simplistic lyrics that bound along on a wave of jangley indie pop. They seem to be running the operation on a shoe string out of their dad’s garage, and like Dogs die In Hot Cars they may only glimpse a peak at the big time, which would be a shame as there music is inspired. ‘Tape It’ is an infectious jaunt of a track, it struts and bleeps in all the right places with a chorus that spirals round and round like a spinning child, all flaying arms and buckling at the knees, leaving you feeling woozy and staggering sideways afterwards. James Snider howls vocals with the exuberance and knowing of youth while Hannah Snider plays a mean xylophone.

The UK indie press, keen to be the first to catch the new Arctic Monkeys has conveniently labelled them the new Pulp. Which, quite frankly, they are not. Ok, so they have a bit of an art rock thing going on, fair enough, but they are several stones throws away from the dark intensity of Jarvis Cocker both lyrically and musically. Winterkids are, if anything, the infectious, breezy and uncomplicated counterpart to Pulp, and they are all the better for it.

They romance early 20’s angst with a swagger and style that suits the ‘Skins’ generation more than the early 30’s art school types that Pulp aspired too.

Winterkids debut album ‘Memoirs’ is out soon and the band will be playing at this years SXSW festival in Austin, Texas if you’re state side and want to check them out.

If you’re in the UK then head on down to the Buffalo Bar on the 11 May.

"Reminiscent of the Buzzcocks at their most bustling" - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

"expect to hear it soundtracking televised teen trauma by 2007" - NME

"plinks along like the Cure on the happy pills" - THE FLY

MP3: Winterkids - Tape It

MP3: Winterkids - Brainwashed Since 17

Video: Winterkids - Tape It