Live report: Niccokick @ IAT! Clubnight #5, Debaser, Malmö 02/02/08
The band entered the stage later than scheduled in front of a packed venue. The simple explanation to why the show was a bit put off was the large amount of people waiting in line outside Debaser Malmö anxious to see Niccokick perform. After all, it's been a while since last time. Especially since frontman Andreas Söderlund has been so busy producing and touring with Hello Saferide as well as releasing an album with Sounds like Violence. Rumor has it that the band was about to split up a year ago, nothing of that was obvious this night. The opening tune from the new album was also the opener to the gig, the beautiful "15 broken bones". Backed up with a horn section consisting of a trombone and a trumpet, the band seemed to love every second of it. As did the crowd - considering that they only had the streaming versions of the new songs on the band's myspace to refer to. Something Andreas perhaps didn't think of when he requested the audience to be more on their toes. But hey, that's a marginal note. However, when they kick started "The poet", a minor indie pop anthem if you ask me, the venue became a melting pot. And the gig went on in that way, with the cute "Teenage love" with its "ba-ba-baa"-choirs. All in all, they did 6 songs from the new album, a short and concise gig. But the real climax was reached when they entered the stage for an encore set featuring old favorites "Run run run" and "I drink to get thrilled"! Sing-a-longs are always the perfect way to end a gig, especially if they're this great!
Text by Jonas Appelqvist
Pics by Sofia Qvarnström