{"id":66995,"date":"2018-05-16T00:00:16","date_gmt":"2018-05-16T00:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=66995"},"modified":"2019-11-10T11:05:57","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T11:05:57","slug":"news-big-kizz-release-debut-studio-album-music-is-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-big-kizz-release-debut-studio-album-music-is-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"BIG KIZZ Make Debut Album \u2018Music Is Magic\u2019 Available For Streaming In Its Entirety (May 16th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"title2\"><strong>BIG KIZZ Make Debut Album \u2018Music Is Magic\u2019 Available For Streaming In Its Entirety<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: arial; font-size: 8pt\"><strong>May 16th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/bigkizz2018promophoto2news.jpg\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Gothenburg, Sweden-based rock \u2018n\u2019 roll group Big Kizz issue debut full-length studio album <em>Music Is Magic<\/em> on May 18th, 2018 through Tee Pee Records.<\/p>\n<p>Drummer Axel Sj\u00f6berg commented: \u201cBig Kizz have gathered influences from across the musical spectrum, fed them through our ingenious, Phil Spector-esque hit-creating rock machine and spewed out an eclectic swirl of instant heavy hitters! With a nod to Ty Segall and Shocking Blue, a tip of the hat to Tina Turner and Ray Charles, and a thumbs up to Velvet Underground and Bikini Kill, we have delivered a masterclass in wearing our influences on our sleeve, but crucially, fired them out with &#8211; what is surely soon to be known as &#8211; our signature Big Kizz flair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Music Is Magic<\/em> has been made available for streaming in its entirety through SoundCloud and can be accessed below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"image floatedright\">\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/themes\/metalforces\/images\/spacer.gif\" width=\"10\" border=\"0\"><\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/bigkizz_musicismagicnews.jpg\" height=\"250\" width=\"250\" border=\"0\"><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\" align=\"center\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" border=\"0\">\n<tr valign=\"top\">\n<td>\n<div align=\"left\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<div align=\"right\"><span class=\"smalltext\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The track listing is as follows;<\/p>\n<p>01. \u2018Music Is Magic\u2019<br \/>\n02. \u2018I Want My Girl\u2019<br \/>\n03. \u2018I Gave Up Tears Ago\u2019<br \/>\n04. \u2018Baby Boy\u2019<br \/>\n05. \u2018Lose My Love\u2019<br \/>\n06. \u2018Long Distance Call\u2019<br \/>\n07. \u2018High\u2019<br \/>\n08. \u2018Rebel Girl\u2019 (Bikini Kill cover)<br \/>\n09. \u2018I Hate R \u2018N\u2019 R\u2019<br \/>\n10. \u2018Eye On You\u2019<br \/>\n11. \u2018Legalt\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Big Kizz\u2019s recording line-up was as follows;<\/p>\n<p>Pontus Westman (vocals and guitars, Lady Banana)<br \/>\nJohn Hoyles (bass, Spiders \/ ex-Witchcraft)<br \/>\nAxel Sj\u00f6berg (drums, ex-Graveyard)<\/p>\n<p>Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Eye On You\u2019, \u2018I Want My Girl\u2019 and \u2018Long Distance Call\u2019, which can be viewed below.<\/p>\n<p>Debut seven-inch EP <em>Eye On You<\/em> was released in May 2017 via Tee Pee.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"375\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/playlists\/519938706%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-K6RX0&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tRWq7g0Xwa4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kROVQtueU1I\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"625\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4SBMBVIEPmE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIG KIZZ Make Debut Album \u2018Music Is Magic\u2019 Available For Streaming In Its Entirety May 16th, 2018 Gothenburg, Sweden-based rock \u2018n\u2019 roll group Big Kizz issue debut full-length studio album Music Is Magic on May 18th, 2018 through Tee Pee Records. 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