Electro-grunge duo, Ugly Kids Club, out of Nashville, TN hit the nail on the head with their infectious pop song “My Soul”, full of dark undertones and a lyrical concept perfectly suited for any passionate music lover. The clean and crisp quality of the recording, likely influenced by Steve’s background in music production, blended with the raw energy of Aliegh’s vocals leaves us wanting so much more. They sexualize the idea of ‘music’ so well. Once you’ve had a taste, we’re sure you’ll be craving another.

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Ugly Kids Club is a Nashville based duo contrived of Grammy-nominated rock producer Steve Wilson and his rock counterpart Aliegh Shields (vocals). They have just released their Self-Titled EP on iTunes and Amazon.

The two create a very grungy rock sense infused with electronic beats greatly influenced by The Kills, Sleigh Bells, and M83. Their music pays homage to their uniqueness in terms of their personalities and creative talents alike. Their music is inordinately edgy and dark vibrating at a frequency level otherwise known as vibrant. Vibrance is visceral in and among the mix of a song and is largely derived from sheer passion to the music which Ugly Kids Club masterfully portrays throughout their music. From the amount of time spent learning guitar and finding your own creative pathway all the way to the release of their EP, Ugly Kids Club show their experience and their talents tastefully throughout their tracks.

Their music is mysterious, yet catchy and dark, but cheerful all while remaining extremely savory to listen to. So sit back, relax, and soak in the experienced sound of Ugly Kids Club.

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Nashville-based duo Ugly Kids Club have recently released their debut self-titled EP, complete with album art in direct contrast to their name. It’s ballsy to list influences such as The Kills and M83, but in this case I think it’s justified: this is dark, synth-driven, edgy rock music that gets under your skin and stays there. The EP’s first single, My Soul, typifies their approach to music, constructed around the line “Music is my lover, she’s a sage, she’s physical”, which in this case is quite true.

It’s nice and gritty, seemingly owing a lot to the music of the 90s, especially given that the band have released the song on cassette as well as digitally. Check them out on Facebook.

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Minimalistic rock duo, Ugly Kids Club have just released their debut self titled EP on iTunes. The Nashville based team released their debut on iTunes and Amazon as well as a limited edition of cassettes for those indie music collectors out there. The duo deem their music as a mixture of grungy rock and roll infused with electronic beats. Deriving their influence from bands like Sleigh Bells, The Kills and M83, their music is a unique blend of their individual personalities and ingenuity all their own.

The two were brought together by the fates as Aliegh Baumhardt pursued a solo project with her other musical half, Steve Wilson (The Juliana Theory and Jonezetta). The connection was undeniable during the collaboration creating a desire to join together permanently. Blended with the balance of Yin and Yang, Aliegh and Steve (respectively) are able to bring a dark but mysterious essence into a catchy pop undertone creating a beautiful balance that is, Ugly Kids Club.
The standout singles like, “My Soul” and “Sheepskin,” along with the rest of the EP are simply magnetic and after first listen could be described as obsessive art rock with catchy lyrics and industrial, dissonant sounds sprinkled throughout. Aleigh’s lusty voice challenges the instrumentation to keep up with her as Steven’s melodies compliment each track with ease. After watching their videos, Aleigh’s sex appeal is obvious with every note and is showcased almost perfectly in, “Diamonds In Your Fire”.
Ugly Kids Club has been busy at work to bring its fans this self titled EP on limited edition cassettes. For those of you born after the 90′s, you may need some schooling as to what this contraption might be. For everyone else, bust out that walkman with pride. Each of the singles are also accompanied with a corresponding video that can be viewed on their YouTube channel.

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