Rock Kills Kid
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| Origin | Orange County, California, USA |
| Years active | 2001—present |
| Genres | Alternative, |
| Labels | Fearless Records, Reprise Records |
| Members | Jeff Tucker Shawn Dailey Sean Stopnik Reed Calhoun Mike Balboa |
Rock Kills Kid is an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, California that consists of Jeff Tucker (guitar and vocals), Shawn Dailey (bass), Sean Stopnik (guitar), Reed Calhoun (keyboards/vocals), and Mike Balboa (drums). Their music often draws comparison to The Cure, Echo and the Bunnymen and U2, as well as new bands such as The Killers and Franz Ferdinand. They have been named one of Rolling Stone magazine's "10 Artists to Watch in 2006".
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[edit] Introduction
Rock Kills Kid’s self-titled 5-song EP was released in early 2003 by Fearless Records. With no money and no place to live, Tucker began sleeping at the recording studio Fearless was paying for in Los Angeles.
Tucker later regrouped with a new line-up of Rock Kills Kid, which includes Dailey, Stopnik, Calhoun, and Hendrickson. They signed to Reprise Records and are currently touring in support of their debut album, "Are You Nervous". A tour in fall 2005/early 2006 with Electric Six and She Wants Revenge further boosted their profile, as did the use of "Hide Away" on an episode of FOX drama The O.C.
"Hide Away" was an iTunes free download in April 2006. "Paralyzed" is the first single off "Are You Nervous" and was sent to radio that same month.
Talk to Rock Kills Kid fans at their forum: http://board.rockkillskid.com/index.php?
[edit] Trivia
- Lead singer Jeff Tucker is engaged to Natasha Melnick (Cindy Sanders in Freaks And Geeks)
[edit] Interviews
[edit] Albums
- Rock Kills Kid EP - Fearless Records - 2003
- Are You Nervous? - Reprise Records - 2006
They also appear on a Fearless Records Promotional CD: 2003 And Beyond... with "Be There" from their first -EP album and "Still Standing" which was remade on their album Are You Nervous? and retitled "Hope Song".
[edit] Singles
- Paralyzed (2006) US Modern Rock #12
