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The Warm Side

by Nikko

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1.
Wedding Song 06:05
We swore to love each other And sang underneath the stars When I could not find the words to say to you All night I’d play you my guitar .. .. And now I am at your wedding Your husband to be was my friend He asked me to play while you danced and drank You vowed to love until the end .. .. Bound to one another Until death wills you apart I cannot find a word to say to you All night I play you my guitar
2.
Fists 05:46
I can only hope to die when I see her lips I hope that I die when I touch her hips No I insist! That you hurt me with your fists .. .. She begs me but I insist I just slide my face closer to her fist I wait only for her to hit It’s all I ask, it would hurt not to admit I couldn’t take another kiss
3.
The Trial 05:19
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Drooling out my emptiness I dream on the pillow of your tenderness It is the covers of your memory That keep me warm but have a hold on me I sit and watch the TV it is haunting me The ghost of our love is right next to me on the seat .. .. Everybody respects the dead .. .. Shapes that I … recognise Just shadows in the corner of my eye Everywhere I look The back of her head! It makes me wish…I was lying in your bed .. .. Everybody respects the dead
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I was a hitchhiker I tried and I tried In the middle of nowhere Looking for a ride .. .. I was left broken Mud in my eyes But my trust was not broken Trust in human kind .. .. I thought you were beautiful It was so sweet of you to let me ride Once I saw But I went blind .. .. I had faith In humankind I was left bound and gagged And full of STI’s .. .. Now I keep to myself I stay inside .. .. But loneliness can get you blind When my body is sore and my eyes are tired When my hands pull the wheel over to the side I wouldn’t want to be looking for a ride .. .. I was a hitchhiker but now I drive
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The Miner 07:05
When I started digging for riches It was just what I knew best With the dark my eyes continue to adjust My body takes no rest .. .. I climbed down without a ladder I dug deep with no rope Rumours of hidden treasures Golden glimmers of hope .. .. This hole was to make me rich Now I fear its becoming my tomb I miss you I miss you I miss you On beaches where the sun shone bright I miss you I miss you I miss you Oh I could see the stars at night .. .. If this shaft were to ever collapse I want you to know You were my dearest treasure Never forgotten, never sold .. .. You know I could have loved you You know I could have stayed You know a miner will keep digging And I dug myself into a grave
9.
Reflector 04:21
Leaving the city I looked on down Mirrored by the water were flowers and clouds But beneath the perfect surface, the sharks attack Like your smile makes me nervous, a Venus flytrap .. .. A well-bred beggar in tailored rags A reflection, a reflector A needle in the sand .. .. I saw you shudder when you held my hand You are a crooked mirror You are not like I am

about

"...one of the best Australian albums of the year so far" - Sputnikmusic

"Their music is as dark as it is wonderfully complex and evocative..."

"Writing the soundtrack to the ache of the modern world is no easy task. On the worn path, most bands you're likely to discover (especially in Brisbane) prefer to consort, and win you over by exploring the more positive side of the musical coin. This is what makes Nikko's debut album so good. Opening tracks ‘Wedding Song’ and ‘Fists’ show a level of self confidence in their post-murder-ballad-rock style that has been well worth the three years wait to be realised. Seeing these songs performed live should be at the top of your to-do list" - Jacob Hicks, Scene Magazine

"For a debut album, it is pretty much as close to perfect as you can get... Nikko have created a work of art that is best enjoyed all at once, leaving the listener feeling like they’ve just had an unexpected revelation."
"****1/2" - Tian Zhang, RAVE Magazine

"The Warm Side is a mature and ambitious debut album from a young Brisbane quintet that, like scotch, takes a little time to soak in and will only keep improving with age" - Tyler McLoughlan, Time Off

"There are no corners cut here, and not a moment wasted... On 'The Warm Side', Nikko oscillate between the subtle and the bombastic, while proving themselves as prime candidates for Australia’s post-rock crown" - Andrew McMillen, Mess+Noise

credits

released May 14, 2010

Nikko:
Jackson Briggs
Ryan Potter
Blair Westbrook
Sam Whiting
Daniel Kassulke

Violin by Adam Cadell
Trumpet by Max Buchanan

Thanks to Nao and his family, Adam and Max, Danny, Bianca and Marco, Melissa, Houston, Dion, Julian Kerr, Reilly, Keiran, Adam and Reuben, and all our families and friends.

Recorded at Blackbox by Nao Anzai and Matt Taylor in August 2009. Mixed and Mastered by Nao Anzai at Reel 2 Real Mix Master. Artwork by Danny McGirr.

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Nikko Brisbane, Australia

"Hovering between melancholic barroom balladry and thunderous post-rock, Nikko inhabit a niche in the Brisbane music scene all of their own, a Gothic Western sound that lays the atmospherics on thick and never lets the tension slip… a force to be reckoned with."

– Brendan Telford, Time Off Magazine
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