''Residual Kid'' is an American rock band from

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formed in 2009 at rock camp USA. The group consists of Deven Ivy (vocals, guitar), Ben Redman (drums), and Max Redman (bass guitar). They have released three EPs: ''Box'' in 2011, which was recorded with an earlier lineup, ''

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'', featuring the current lineup, in 2012, and ''

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'' in 2016. The band has recently signed with

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, an American label owned by

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, and released their first EP ''Salsa'' with the label in 2016. The two-song digital single '' The Volcom Sessions'' was released on Sire at the end of 2016.

History

Formed by Deven Ivy and siblings Max and Ben Redman, who met at a songwriting day camp for youth in 2009, the band quickly gained attention by playing gigs in the

area. In 2010, the band added vocalist Grace London, and together they released their first EP ''Box''. The track "Can't Take Me Away" was featured in an episode of ''

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'' about bullying. In 2011, Residual Kid returned to their original lineup. Fronted by Deven Ivy on lead vocals, the band released their sophomore EP, ''

'', on October 9, 2012. The EP was produced by Grammy-nominated producer Chris "Frenchie" Smith. A video for the song ''Friend'', directed by Tony Stout, was released on September 5, 2012. The band spent the better part of 2014 playing shows across the

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and recording demos with Steve McDonald of

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and

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, and Andre Kelman ( Beastie Boys, Cat Power,

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) at the Beastie Boys' Oscilloscope Studios. In July 2014, a cover of

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" was released as a charity single, with proceeds donated to Hospice Austin and the

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. Residual Kid has been recognized in the

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, winning Austin Music Poll's "Best Under 18" award in 2013 and 2014, as well as coming in second for "Best Punk Band" in 2014, and winning the category in 2015. The band has performed at music festivals such as SXSW,

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, The Underground Music Showcase in

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, as well as internationally at Pukkelpop,

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, and

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. In 2014, the band caught the eye of

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executive

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. Stein is famous for launching the careers of

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, Madonna and

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, and he signed Residual Kid to a record deal with

in 2015. Their debut EP with Sire, titled ''

'', was released on April 8, 2016. This was preceded by their first official single, ''Scentless Princess'', on March 14, 2016. The video for ''Scentless Princess'' was directed by Joshua Logan and Michael Anthony Gibson. A second video for the song ''Chill'' was also shot. In late 2016, the band released '' The Volcom Sessions'', which was recorded live at Volcom's studios at their company headquarters in

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Musical style

Residual Kid has been inspired by

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, Sonic Youth, AC/DC, and

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. Their music is typically described as heavily 1990s era grunge, with clever lyrics and songwriting.

Discography

EPs

*''Box'' (2011) *''

'' (2012) *''

'' (2016) *'' The Volcom Sessions'' (2016)

Solo projects

Starting in August 2014, drummer Benjamin Redman began releasing solo recordings under the name Hard Dwell for download via

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. *''Demo'' (2014) *''Summer Bummer'' (2014) *''Alone With You'' (2016) February 2015 saw guitarist Deven Ivy release solo recordings of his own on

. *''Killing Wave'' (2015)

Band members

;Current members * Deven Ivy –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Benjamin Redman – drums * Max Redman –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* David Ziolkowski –

;Touring musicians * Nik Sherrill –

;Former members * Grace London –

References

External links

Official Website

YouTube Channel

Facebook Profile

Twitter

Bandcamp Profile

Soundcloud
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