Nika
| Nika | ||||
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| 📅 Released | 10 July 2015 | |||
| Studio | Lakehouse Recording Studio, Asbury Park, New Jersey | |||
| ⏳ Length | 14:54 | |||
| 🏷️ Label | Self-released | |||
| 🤑 Producer | Jeff Leidersdorff | |||
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Nika is the fourth studio EP from the American rock band Deal Casino.
Content[edit]
The four-track EP was self-released on 10 July 2015. The EP was produced by Jeff Leidersdorff, and engineered and mixed by Erik Kase Romero, at the Lakehouse Recording Studio in Asbury Park, New Jersey.[1] It was tracked live to tape, and the band describes it as a "mix of vintage and modern feeling."[2] Nika is classified as alternative rock, and draws comparison to the music of the rock bands the Gaslight Anthem, Neon Trees, and Young the Giant, and late 1960s and 1970s rock.[3][4][5]
The record release party for the EP was held at Asbury Lanes in Asbury Park, New Jersey, on 10 July 2015, with Deaf Rhino, dollys, and Smalltalk.[1][2] A concert review of the show called it an "electric night of rock 'n' roll [to a] rabid and excited hometown crowd."[6]
Reception[edit]
The Aquarian Weekly writes that Deal Casino "continues to show real surprise up their sleeve. Nika combins traditional and stylistic accomplishment with extremely agreeable lyrical confession, and the rebellious persistence to never stay the same." They call the song "Anything That's Bad" their favorite, noting it's "addictive guitar melodies and breathy, stark vocals."[7] Speak Into My Good Eye describes it as "filled with emotion, walking through a back alley on a rainy night after breaking up with your significant other type of spooky."[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Halley" | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Bare Hands" | 3:37 |
| 3. | "Red" | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Anything That's Bad" | 3:48 |
| Total length: | 14:54 | |
References[edit]
- Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jordan 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Olivier 2015.
- ↑ Miller 2015.
- ↑ Appio 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Shepard 2015.
- ↑ The Pop Break Staff 2015.
- ↑ Pfeiffer 2015.
- Bibliography
- Appio, Jim (8 July 2015), "Deal Casino, Nika, 2015", CoolDad Music, retrieved 15 April 2019
- Jordan, Chris (11 June 2015), "Deal Casino a winner at Asbury Underground crawl", Asbury Park Press, retrieved 15 April 2019
- Miller, Julie (18 July 2015), "Tonight's Concert Picks: Deal Casino at North Star Bar, Spelling Reform at Johnny Brenda's, Verbatum Jones at The Fire and more...", WXPN, retrieved 15 April 2015
- Olivier, Bobby (7 July 2015), "Exclusive album premiere: Stream Deal Casino's new EP 'Nika'", NJ.com, retrieved 15 April 2019
- Pfeiffer, John (12 August 2015), "Shoreworld: Deal Casino – Nika; Paint Night At Art629 Gallery", The Aquarian Weekly, retrieved 15 April 2019
- The Pop Break Staff (14 July 2015), "Deal Casino 'Nika Record Release Party': Asbury Lanes | July 10, 2015", The Pop Break, retrieved 15 April 2019
- Shepard, Phil (8 July 2015), "EP Review: Deal Casino – Nika", Speak Into My Good Eye, retrieved 15 April 2019
