Lil Sticc wowed us all on her Group Picture 9 debut with a song about her cat and a moth. It was such a simple concept, but so so catchy and memorable. She followed up even harder the next year with "Commocean Ave", a tune depicting the shenanigans around her neighborhood and her laissez-faire attitude toward it. Again, so simple, yet so memorable. This year, she has pulled off the unthinkable: a hat trick. This indie-pop-reggae tune about her new life as a dog owner has me tapping my toes, singing along, and contemplating- Is her Lisa Frank meets Snoop Dogg aesthetic tongue in cheek or sincere? I think it falls right in between. Not tongue in cheek; just tongue. A true meta-modern pioneer- we stan Lil Sticc.
Bracing post-hardcore meets festival-ready rock on the Tokyo band's sharp new EP, mixed and mastered by Will Yip (Turnstile, Title Fight). Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 8, 2024