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ALBUM REVIEW: Kickback Generation – Stand By You (self-released)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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North East streetpunk band Kickback Generation launched their new album Stand By You at the recent Rebellion Festival in Blackpool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formed in 2011, they\u2019ve had a bit of\na switch-around in members in the last couple of years, with drummer Mick\nmoving to guitar, and Puss taking over on the kit, with bass-playing frontman\nJim continuing to do his stuff front of stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I first came across KG a couple of\nyears ago, and was immediately impressed – not just by the tuneful racket they\nmade, but also by the sentiments of their heart-on-the-sleeve anthems which\ncelebrate being working class and proud of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their political punk is very \u2018old\nschool 1977\u2019 in some ways, but very much of the present in others, probably\nthanks to the age of the band \u2013 Mick being very much the \u2018young \u2018un\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kickback Generation singer Jim Thoroughgood. Pic: Gary Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is their third album, and anyone\nwho\u2019s seen them in the last couple of years will recognise most of the 12 songs\non it, as it now forms the basis of their live set.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a big step up in songwriting and production from their last album (2015\u2019s Rant), and interestingly they have another go at two of the tracks from that, with impressive results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cathedral Sky (about the Durham\nMiners\u2019 Gala) and Riptide Refugee (about the mess that is Israel-Palestine) were\nalready two of the best songs on Rant, and the new and improved versions are\neven more impassioned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kickback Generation guitarist Mick. Pic: Gary Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

They\u2019re not the best songs on Stand\nBy You, however; there\u2019s lots of contenders for that honour, including Latch\nKey Kids and School Of Hard Knocks, which both featured on last year\u2019s Fending\nFor Ourselves EP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere, Black Dog Days addresses\nthe subject of depression, while Roots Boots & Brotherhood extols the\nvirtues of the DIY punk scene and the feeling of community it engenders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Life I Used To Know, which brings things to a close, is another standout track, not that there\u2019s a bad one among the dozen on offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Kickback Generation drummer Puss. Pic: Gary Welford.<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This is a cracking album, and the production on it is excellent, superbly capturing the band\u2019s live sound, but do yourself a favour and try to catch a Kickback Generation gig, as live is where they\u2019re really in their element. 8\/10.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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