The Tics

The Tics are a two piece DIY indie rock band from The Black Country, UK, consisting of Ben Bradley (guitar, bass vocals) and Jack Burford (drums, bass, vocals).
Formed in October 2020, from the ashes of their previous band <a href="spotify:artist:5hIuJjwua3WoE9za4NgAIU" data-name="The Tumultuous Predicament">The Tumultuous Predicament</a>, The Tics immediately set about creating their first songs, aiming to write at least one brand new song each time they practised. The resulting album, Pure Graft is a hard hitting raw tornado of noise and chaos.

After spending a couple of years on other projects (<a href="spotify:artist:1e7lGSwD4ntAqjI1PZSwBE" data-name="The Bobowlers">The Bobowlers</a> <a href="spotify:artist:1UzCPSFr5RX6cYAzaGUZEX" data-name="Oblong Earth Society">Oblong Earth Society</a>, The Tics returned In 2024 with a second album, This Must Be The Place. There are still moments musical of aggression that recall bands like <a href="spotify:artist:62sC6lUEWRjbFqXpMmOk4G" data-name="Fugazi">Fugazi</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:07PiZYrhllpSXtELkUxlrf" data-name="Minor Threat">Minor Threat</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:267VY6GX5LyU5c9M85ECZQ" data-name="Dinosaur Jr.">Dinosaur Jr.</a>, but the overall tone is much more reflective. Anxious is a slow burning <a href="spotify:artist:0oSGxfWSnnOXhD2fKuz2Gy" data-name="David Bowie">David Bowie</a> meets <a href="spotify:artist:4F84IBURUo98rz4r61KF70" data-name="The White Stripes">The White Stripes</a> epic. Yesterday Today tackles the nature of nostalgia with a soaring melodic chorus. The <a href="spotify:artist:4Z8W4fKeB5YxbusRsdQVPb" data-name="Radiohead">Radiohead</a> inspired My Dying Brain attempts to recreate the strange, woozy feeling of lying awake at night with too many thoughts in your head, and the folky Where Is Home is the most calming and delicate thing the band have recorded so far. Elsewhere, the album ventures into new, more melodic musical territories. Jogging is a wonky fuzzy pop ear worm that recalls mid 90s <a href="spotify:artist:7MhMgCo0Bl0Kukl93PZbYS" data-name="Blur">Blur</a> No Dream Worth Having combines the scuzzy guitars of <a href="spotify:artist:3RGLhK1IP9jnYFH4BRFJBS" data-name="The Clash">The Clash</a> with the complex drumming and energy of <a href="spotify:artist:6FBDaR13swtiWwGhX1WQsP" data-name="blink-182">blink-182</a> and the title track, is inspired by classic <a href="spotify:artist:0yNLKJebCb8Aueb54LYya3" data-name="New Order">New Order</a>.

Listen, and enjoy!