Lonely Little Kitsch is an alt-rock band from Niagara, Canada. Kristen Goetz and Nolan Jodes formed the band as a project without boundaries or expectations. As lifelong music fans and self-described “music nerds,” they wanted to create their own brand of alternative music that wasn’t defined by current trends or labels. The result is 100% unabashed, authentic LLK – no trying to fit into a specific genre or sound.
The release of their debut single, “The New Scene” caught an unexpected buzz for the duo, finding placement on CBC Radio across Canada, FM radio including 102.1 The Edge, and even a video feature for NHL games on Sportsnet. Their follow-up, “Monster” saw much of the same press, landing on FM radio and CBC radio all over the country and beyond. Similar to “The New Scene”, this single was also used on Sportsnet to kickoff a Halloween NHL game. “Stuck In Place,” their third and mellowest single, received radio play throughout North America, and was the first song to include new band members Dave Haley (bass) and Waz Jenko (drums).
Aside from Lonely Little Kitsch, Kris and Nolan run the music site From the Strait, as well as music PR and marketing through FTS PR. They also run their own indie record label, Swear Word Records.
“Vices” was released on August 21:
“I had been playing around on a keyboard and came up with something that felt catchy. Nolan immediately created a killer guitar riff based on that, I sang a melody with it, and that was that! The bones and structure of the song came together extremely quickly.
The song is about bad habits, and how we all have them. Some can be serious, and some are innocent and fairly innocuous – and, in some cases, our vices are other people. But no one is vice-less. “Vices” is about recognizing that, and coming together and being open about it. Perfection is a farce. Let your freak flag fly!”
– Kristen (vocals)
“Vices, to me, is kind of LLK at its best. It’s a simple riff that came from us playing around… Kris came up with a melody on the keys that I could not get out of my head, so I moved it to the guitar and slapped some distortion on it. We brought it to the guys in the band (Dave and Waz), and within a couple of days, we took it to the studio.
We’ve described it as Veruca Salt meets Jack White, with a little (a lot) of Cobain in the bridge. But somehow it comes out sounding very LLK. It’s 3 minutes of rock… hopefully that’s your Vice.”
– Nolan (guitar)
Stream “Vices” on all platforms – http://lnk.to/LLKvices
https://www.swearwordrecords.com/lonely-little-kitsch
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