[Repost from If It's Too Loud; by Ken Sears, March 13, 2025]
If you love half as much as we do, you're going to adore the latest single from Kicking Bird. "Verdun" is picture perfect power pop. It has roots in the power pop of the 60's and 70's, but through the lens of 90's power pop that was inspired by the 60's and 70's. You get little hints of your favorite power pop artists, with shades of Cheap Trick, Mott the Hoople, and early Fountains of Wayne. It's catchy, and fuzzy, and with just enough distortion to keep things from getting too saccharine. "Verdun" has a bounce to it that is simply irresistible. By the time the heavenly guitar solo kicks in, you'll be fully on the Kicking Bird bandwagon, if you weren't already.
