Quickness

mic sing-along choruses and heartfelt confessions.

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Sticks & Stones x Broken Homes - released on March 20 2020 - is an accessible mix of introspective tunes and flat-out rock anthems. The latter category includes the single “Miracle”, a pulse-quickening blast of adrenaline built around fist-pumping guitar riffs and hammer-of-the-gods drumming. “Miracle” was mixed by Vancouver studio legend Dave “Rave” Ogilvie (Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, Marianas Trench), and its crowd-pleasing sound is a taste of what keeps fans coming back to see Quickness live on stage.
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Dryden estimates that he plays between 150 and 200 shows a year, and he’s eager to get back on the road to promote Sticks & Stones and connect with the band’s ever-growing legion of listeners. For him, that eagerness is rooted in the same spirit that informs his songwriting and drives everything else he does. As he sings on Courage: “You need courage, to chase your desire, you only get one life.”

John Lucas / The Georgia Straight

“Quickness is blessed with a talent for writing concise and cohesive songs, smartly contructed and simply stated… a new band with a punk attitude but accomplished playing, convincing emotion and a selection of good, varied songs.” Tom Harrison the Province Newspaper