Reprise / Wea
2006
Are You Nervous?
About This Album
Even though Rock Kills Kid have always claimed the Cure as an influence, spins through their prior EP showed the alternative rockers to be seemingly more familiar with the likes of Jimmy Eat World. At the time, the Cure only appeared as a mild undercurrent to their distinctive rock, but now that the entire band lineup has since altered save for its primary songwriter, singer/guitarist Jeff Tucker, well, Rock Kills Kid seem to have become way more acquainted with Robert Smith and company. But they don't blatantly wear this influence on their sleeves -- for every instance of nocturnal brooding, a lively dance step (i.e., "Paralyzed," "Midnight") is close behind. Much of the album stems from Tucker's experiences as a socially withdrawn teen that continued into near isolation following the aforementioned EP's release. It got to the point that for a few years he was illegally squatting in a recording studio, constantly writing songs and rarely venturing outside. As such, Are You Nervous? is a moody, dark-edged effort where Tucker often sounds like a young Bono fronting a band sonically similar to a less synth-reliant Communiqué or more subdued version of the Killers.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7)

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