Kick Your Ass (EP)

Kick Your Ass
EP by The New Trocaderos
Released October 20, 2014 (2014-10-20)
Genre Rock 'n Roll
Label Uncle Mike's RnR
Producer Michael Chaney
The New Trocaderos chronology
The New Trocaderos (EP)
(2013)		 Kick Your Ass
(2014)		 Frenzy in the Hips
(2015)

Kick Your Ass is a studio EP by The New Trocaderos. Reviewer John Borack of Goldmine Magazine gave Kick Your Ass an "A" rating, calling the band "sort of a mini-supergroup" and describing the release as "a louder version of mid-‘70s Dave Edmunds all hopped up on stimulants."[1]

Production and release

External video
The New Trocaderos - "Dream Girl" (Oct 14, 2014)

In 2014, the band brought in Craig Sala on drums and Kris "Fingers" Rodgers on keyboard.[2] The New Trocaderos second EP, a three-song collection titled Kick Your Ass, was released in October 2014 on Uncle Mike's RnR label. It is due to be released in Spain on vinyl as well.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
GoldmineA[1]

Reviewer John Borack of Goldmine Magazine gave Kick Your Ass an "A" rating, calling the band "sort of a mini-supergroup" and describing the release as "a louder version of mid-‘70s Dave Edmunds all hopped up on stimulants."[1] In December 2014, Lord Rutledge at the FasterandLouder blog named Kick Your Ass his EP of the Year, stating, "there's not one hit here but rather three of them - each one taking inspiration from a different period of rock n' roll...[The New Trocaderos] do their heroes proud by crafting songs good enough to hold up in any era."[2] Van Zandt made the EP's track “Dream Girl” a Coolest Song in the World on January 4, 2015, premiering it on a show dedicated to The Beatles and in which he interviewed Paul McCartney.[4]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Real Gone Kitty"  The New Trocaderos, Michael Chaney 2:09
2. "Dream Girl"  The New Trocaderos, Michael Chaney & Geoff Palmer 3:22
3. "Brain Gone Dead"  The New Trocaderos, Michael Chaney & Brad Marino 1:35

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 3 Borack, John M (December 30, 2014). "Good, bad or ugly? Get the scoop with these album reviews". Goldmine Magazine. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  2. 1 2 "The New Trocaderos - Kick Your Ass". FasterLouderBlog. 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
  3. ↑ "Kick Your Ass". Ghost Highway. Retrieved 2014-07-06.
  4. ↑ Steven, Little (January 7, 2015). "Show 666 - Paul McCartney". Underground Garage. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
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