Niccokick

Niccokick, a guitar-driven Swedish indie pop ensemble that sounds something like a wry, brazen mash-up of the Shout Out Louds and Timo Raisanen, formed in the fall of 2001 as a vehicle for songwriter Andreas Söderlund. Having come up with a handful of songs, Söderlund rounded out Niccokick's ranks with his brother Mathias, Martin Stääv, and Philip Hall. The band spent the next year recording a series of demos, the first of which garnered a warm reception from the Swedish indie music press, including Sonic magazine. By the time 2003 rolled around, Niccokick had released their f...