(AU magazine June 2008)
The sound of youth is an elusive beast indeed. Take Kick Box Riot - their jumpy, jerky rock is the kind of pogoing behemoth which typifies the chart music climate of about three years ago. The brash, shouty vocals and angry rock guitars from the Welsh five-piece sound fairly bandwagonesque for sk8ters, and from the lacklustre opener ‘The Hitchhiker’ to the Home Alone-referencing ‘Keep The Change You Filthy Animal’, they just sound like a PoundStretcher LostProphets. The Seeing Ghosts mini album is not close to being haunted by original thought, which is somewhat undervaluing the kids.
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