The music Sick Kids XOXO make encapsulates the constituent parts which give life meaning, creating out of thin air the sound of what knowing you’ve found the one person you will spend the rest of your life with, the strong bond of family and the simple knowledge that someone cares enough to never abandon you. Sick Kids XOXO are not writing songs so deep as to uncover the great mysteries of the human experience, and they aren’t trying to. Rather, they manage to articulate the ups and downs of day to day life as experienced by nearly everyone. These are not the things that set teeth to grinding and keep us awake at night. These are the things that make us rest easy and secure, creating the unspoken connections between us all, and are born out of the very real connections experienced by the members of Sick Kids XOXO. The driving rhythm section of drummer JT Baker and bassist Hoyt Smith, augmented by the percussion of Patrick Gill, create a rock solid foundation from which Sick Kids XOXO build their songs. Adding the contrast of lush keyboards and bright, staccato guitar hooks, the band effortlessly turns every one of their songs into a synthesis of the competing emotions we all relate to. The balance struck by the intertwining vocals of keyboardist Karma Baker and guitarist Michael Gill, the epitome of high and low, light and dark, provide the final element of Sick Kids XOXO’s sound. Loud-Pop // Seattle via Missoula, MT. Accessible, yet loose canon.