Category Archives: Wick Records

SONG OF THE DAY The Mystery Lights – Homework

Posted on September 4, 2018 by

Daptone/Wick Record’s very own jet propelled, psych-fuelled rockets, The Mystery Lights (catch lots more of them here) have recently shared their very own cover of the soul/blues track, Homework.  Originally performed by Otis Rush and released in 1962, the Brooklyn garage rockers … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Mystery Lights – Thick Skin

Posted on July 8, 2018 by

One of the highlights to last years gig diary was catching The Mystery Lights in the UK.  To make it even better,  I got to seem them in a perfectly modest-sized venue, intimate enough to get close and personal to … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Michael Rault – Dream Song

Posted on April 11, 2018 by

Edmonton-born and now Montreal-based singer-songwriter and producer, Michael Rault has recently announced his new album.  Releasing next month via Daptone’s subsidiary Wick Records, It’s A New Day Tonight was co-produced and recorded by Daptone’s Wayne Gordon at Daptone’s House of Soul … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Mark Sultan – Be The Blood

Posted on April 9, 2018 by

Canadian-born Mark Antonio Pepe, a.k.a Mark Sultan has been creating and reinventing glorious garage-rock sounds for many years now.  Also known as BBQ, he has performed under this moniker both as a solo artist and as part of a two-man … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Mystery Lights – Melt

Posted on December 6, 2017 by

S I’ve got to say that I am pee-my-pants excited about seeing this band tonight!!  The Mystery Jets are a New York five-piece who create a furious fusion of garage, blues, soul and psych-rock, delivering it raw and slightly on … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY Mark Sultan – Let Me Out

Posted on November 6, 2017 by

Canadian-born Mark Antonio Pepe, a.k.a Mark Sultan has been creating and reinventing glorious garage-rock sounds for many years now.  Also known as BBQ, he has performed under this moniker both as a solo artist and as part of a two-man … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Jay Vons – Want You Tomorrow

Posted on February 13, 2017 by

Are you ready to “Rock ‘n Soul?” As perfectly described by Daptone Records, this is exactly what The Jay Vons are offering, a rocking slice of wonderful, smooth, sunshiny and mellow soul. Over the past few years this Brooklyn band … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Ar-Kaics – Just My Life

Posted on October 6, 2016 by

Hot on the heels of The Mystery Lights album, WICK Records are back on the 45rpm format with a brand spankin’ new release by Richmond, Virginia’s own, The Ar-Kaics. With a classic, raw, garage-psych sound coursing through their veins, The … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Mystery Lights – Flowers In My Hair, Demons In My Head

Posted on September 17, 2016 by

True to its name, this song has an enticing exterior that greets you with its slow-paced, gritty 60’s garage-fuelled intro, enticing you in with mesmerizing waves of grungy psych-rock, but as this melody unfolds it begins to take root.  Soon … Continue reading →

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SONG OF THE DAY The Mystery Lights – What Happens When You Turn The Devil Down

Posted on June 24, 2016 by

“We are looking forward to Wick doing for rock & roll what Daptone has done for soul music” ( Neal Sugarman -Daptone co-owner) Daptone’s new and exciting subsidiary company, Wick Records have set about creating a label with a sound … Continue reading →

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