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    Artist description
    Static and glitter blasting from a transistor stereo. The band writes well-crafted noise rock songs, sometimes with a twisted country feel. The Lessick's Kid guitar sound comes from an array of effect pedals and analog synthesizers.
    Musical Influences
    The Olivia Tremor Control, Belle and Sebastian, El Niño, Tercero, Dinosaur Jr.,Teenage Fanclub, The Velvet Underground, Big Star, The Spacemen 3.
    Similar Artists
    Guided by Voices, Spiritualized, Radiohead, Elliot Smith, Wilco, Spoon, Scud Mountain Boys, Olivia Tremor Control
    Artist History
    Lessick's Kid is named after a short story written by Jack Micheline and published in his 1979 collection "Skinny Dynamite." The band's most recent recordings were made with John Croslin @ Tiny Telephone Studios in San Fran.
    Group Members
    Charles Gonzalez: Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards. Lizzy Ross: Guitars, Vocals. Thomas Matthew: Drums. Keith Hanson: Bass. Personnel on Echo Park recordings — Tony Clements: Electric Guitar. Josh Sieb: Bass. Pat Spurgeon: Drums, Fender Rhodes. Charles Gonzalez: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Mellotron.
    Press Reviews
    From www.listen.com:Sad, dreamy and introverted, the shoegazer hymns of Lessick's Kids are steeped in nostalgia and shy-guy charm. Simple -- but not fumble-fingered -- guitar playing and occasional female backing vocals accentuate these rainy day songs.
    Location
    San Francisco, CA - USA

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