Waiting For The Click - EP | The Stick Arounds

Waiting For The Click - EP

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1.	Close To Being Close 02:31	buy track
2.	Redtail Hawks 02:12	buy track
3.	Easy To Take 03:14	buy track
4.	Ode To Kid Marine 02:28	buy track

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In their 10 plus years as a band, Lansing Michigan's The Stick Arounds have never shied away from the music that inspired them. Three full-length LPs and a dozen singles later, the influence of the songcraft of bands like Sloan, Teenage Fanclub, Big Star, and other power pop luminaries is as evident as ever on their new EP 'Waiting For The Click'

"We're Not Even Close" is the painfully familiar tale of failed relationships, told in the most midwest way possible: through rock bombast akin to bands like Cheap Trick and The Replacements.

"Redtail Hawks" couples that same energy with a bit of straight vintage swagger reminiscent of T. Rex, and handclaps directly inspired by Motown records.

The vocal harmonies that have become part of the Stick Arounds signature sound are immediately apparent on "Easy To Take", as is the Byrdsian guitar approach that harkens back to some of the band's favorite classic country records and early country rock. Gram Parsons would have loved this.

Simultaneously a call for help and call to arms, “Ode To Kid Marine” is an open love letter to drowning your sorrows in a few beers and a favorite record. Named for a terrific solo Bob Pollard record... more
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released April 9, 2021

Jeffrey Gower -Rhythm Guitars and Vocals
Matthew Carlson - Rhythm Guitars and Vocals
Jason Lantrip - Lead Guitars and Backing Vocals
Ian Walker - Bass Guitar and Additional Guitars
Joel Kuiper - Drums

All songs written by
The Stick Arounds

Recordings engineered by
Matthew Carlson, Ian Walker
and Jason Lantrip

Mixed by
Ian Walker

Mastered by
Isaac Vanderschuur

Artwork and design by
Matthew Carlson

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released April 9, 2021

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