Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good: Rock Kills Kid

Monday, January 30

Rock Kills Kid

When you first hear this artist name, you can assume it refers to one of three things, sorted from most likely to least likely:

A) Rock (as a style of music) killing a kid (maybe he listened to loud, Pete Townsend warned you)
B) Rock (the hard, naturally formed mineral) literally falling on a kid and killing him.
C) A mascot for an imaginary anti-rock slogan, "Rock Kills" (As in: "hey there's the 'Rock Kills' Kid, my mom made me destroy my AC/DC album because of you!")

Whatever the case, be Rock Kills Kid is a fresh new rock band that describes themselves as "the best elements of early U2, The Cure, and Killing Joke". Of course, when I saw this, I investigated and found that their song, "Paralyzed", did alternate between verses that were Cure-like and a chorus that had background vocals straight off of "War".

MP3 Paralyzed
Video - Paralyzed

"Hide Away" is going to be featured on The OC in an upcoming episode. The song is very radio-friendly, with a catchy chorus and soaring vocals. I think it will do well on the OC, especially if it plays right when Seth Cohen's going on a drug-trip and Ryan and Johnny are duking it out for Marissa. Yea, I watch the OC, so what?

MP3 Hideaway

Make sure to visit Rock Kills Kid's official site (plus their myspace) and buy the album when it comes out in April.

*Update - A commenter just mentioned that Rock is a form of cocaine. Good point! Though, I think that the statement "Rock Kills" referring to a kid is a bit of a stretch since there would have to comma between Kills and Kid.

posted by Taylor, 1/30/2006 11:39:00 AM | link 5 comments

5 Comments:

Hey, i'm having trouble downloading hideaway, it wants me to sign into the host site first. it's never done this. did i miss something???

also wanted to say, did i remember you saying somewhere that you're seeing youth group later this year? i saw them at the sydney big day out on thursday and they were great, not really suited to a festival setting but awesome nonetheless, especially "someone else's dream", "seesaw" and of course forever young. if it's a club show (and if you are, in fact, seeing them, and i'm not just imagining things), you're definitely in for a treat.

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cait (still queen), 1/30/2006 08:56:00 PM

thanks for the tip. i fixed the file so feel free to download.

i'm seeing youth group in february, i've already seen them opening for death cab and they were great. I hope they play forever young this time.

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Taylor, 1/30/2006 09:06:00 PM

What if hey was telling someone that "rock kills", and referring to them as a kid? Isn't rock also a form of cocaine?

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