The band’s musical aesthetic is based around Breen’s thunderous guitar-work and atypical howl, and Gannon’s primal drumming style. These elements combined enable the pair to create music that is catchy and intoxicating. Kid Karate make more noise than two people should.
The duo has performed highly acclaimed sets at Hard Working Class Heroes, CastlePalooza and Forbidden Fruit Festival, as well as playing shows in the UK and completing a six-date tour of Poland. Their gigs have been described as manic and explosive with club promoters warning guests, “Expect to get the heads blown off you!” - (POD).
Kid Karate are currently recording their debut LP.
Praise for Kid Karate:
Hot Press (‘Single of the Fortnight’) – “All four cuts on HEART are gritty, impatient and brutal…. Rage and resentment abound – HEART is an EP to pound your chest to.”
Jim Carroll (The Irish Times) -“Their music will make you want to throw yourself around a venue with abandon."
Milo Cordell (The Big Pink) - “Kid Karate are my favourite band in the world! They are going to be massive!"
Dan Hegarty (2fm) – “Kid Karate’s 'Heart' EP has had me hopping around the place on more than one occasion. They have imagination, ability, and potent tunes, let's hope that 2011 holds lots of good things for them.”
Shilpa Ganatra (Irish Daily Star) – “Kevin Breen can really sing… they’re that bloody brilliant they don’t need to show it off. Their debut EP has just been released and I’ll be disillusioned if it doesn’t lead to great things for them in 2011.”
Niahm Doolan – (State.ie) - "Kid Karate’s music is like getting punched and then stroked in the face. Their sound is sheer hedonistic sonic fury.”
(AppleJuice Magazine) - "If Jack White and Patrick Carney made a band, and came from Dublin, this would be it."
Heart
Kid Karate Lyrics
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If I had a heart I could change
Between the bones there is nothing
So easy to evade
If I had a heart I would love you
If I had a heart I could care
So easy to disgust you
If I had a heart I would love you
If I had a heart I could change
Between the bones there is nothing
So easy to evade
If I had a heart I would love you
If I had a heart I could change
Between the bones there is nothing
So easy to evade
If I had a
If I had a
If I had a heart I would love you
If I had a
If I had a
If I had a heart I could change
The song "Heart in 2-3" by Kid Karate talks about the singer's inability to love or care for someone the way they want to. The lyrics suggest that the singer doesn't have a heart, which implies that they lack emotions or are incapable of feeling them. The repetitive use of the phrase "if I had a heart" highlights the singer's longing to be able to love and change for the better, despite feeling like they are not capable of doing so.
The second verse of the song suggests that despite the singer's desire to love, they are quick to disgust the person they are addressing every time they call their name. This could imply that the singer has been hurt before and is afraid of vulnerability, resulting in pushing away people they care about. The chorus repeats, emphasizing the singer's longing for a heart in order to love and change.
Overall, the song conveys a sense of longing and self-reflection, highlighting the fear of vulnerability and the difficulty of change.
Line by Line Meaning
If I had a heart I would love you
The singer is expressing that if they were capable of feeling love, they would direct it towards the person they're addressing.
If I had a heart I could change
The singer is implying that if they were a different person, they'd act differently or respond more positively emotionally.
Between the bones there is nothing
The singer is describing the physical emptiness of their body; they don't have the capacity to feel emotions, and therefore have no 'heart.'
So easy to evade
The artist asserts that it's easy to avoid emotional vulnerability since they were unable to care immensely about other people or events.
If I had a heart I could care
The artist is indicating that if they were capable of feeling emotionally, they might be more equipped to handle interpersonal matters and relationships.
So easy to disgust you
The singer is concerned that their inability to feel may result in their accomplices becoming repulsed or agitated by them.
Every time I call your name
The singer is drawing attention to how their behavior and lack of emotion may affect naming and speaking to other people.
If I had a
If I had a
If I had a heart I would love you
The artist repeats their hypothetical statement about loving the person if they were capable of it to emphasize the point.
If I had a
If I had a
If I had a heart I could change
The artist repeats their hypothetical statement about changing if they were different to emphasize the point.
Writer(s): Kevin Peter Breen, Steven Christopher Gannon
Contributed by Mason B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.