# QUIZ SHOW Previews ‘Sound of Kissing’ Prior to Debut Album March 17

- Link: https://www.nyrdcast.com/quiz-show-previews-sound-of-kissing-prior-to-debut-album-march-17/
- Published: 2023-02-17T10:00:26-06:00
- Author: Eugene Tierney

### **Shudder To Think members release debut album under the Quiz Show moniker. **

#### **Preview the single ‘Sound of Kissing’**.

American indie rock trio [**Quiz Show**](https://www.facebook.com/quizshowbandnj)–
involving members of legendary DC alternative rock band **Shudder To Think, Guided
By Voices **and** The Dambuilders** – has released their new single [**‘Sound of Kissing’**](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/track/sound-of-kissing),
a powerhouse preview of their their [**eponymous debut album**](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/album/quiz-show),
due out March 17 via Montclair, NJ-based [**Magic Door Record Label**](https://www.facebook.com/magicdoorrecordlabel).

![Quiz Show](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/x6djd-VNTrOll2kJps_S6QJTxVpyrrEdlR1NDbpkY0Y%
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Earlier, the band [previewed the tracks](https://www.nyrdcast.com/2023/02/quiz-show-announces-electrifying-debut-lp-to-drop-on-march-17/)
[** ‘Dime A Dozen’**](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/track/dime-a-dozen) and [**‘What If?**](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/track/what-if)‘.

This electrifying collection of 12 tracks involves [**Shudder To Think**](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3PP5Hnii2zI9Ufm7jFkers)‘
s **Chris Matthews **and **Jesse Krakow**, together with drummer **Kevin March (
Guided By Voices, **[**The Dambuilders**](https://open.spotify.com/artist/3b5zJp91jHNhz6AByOoURk?si=Z6VjqbCCThK2VtSjm0zraQ)**)**.
Earlier, bassist **Jesse Krakow **had taken over from the original bassist **Frank
Gibbons** and, more recently, **Joe Billy** has replaced **Kevin March**, whose 
drumming features throughout this album.

The ‘Quiz Show’ LP brings together the singles the band recorded with award-winning
producer [**Ray Ketchem**](https://soundbetter.com/profiles/232601-ray-ketchem)**(
Guided By Voices, Luna, Versus, Elk City, Gramercy Arms) **between 2017 and 2020
at his [**Magic Door Recording Studio**](https://www.magicdoorrecording.com/) in
Montclair, NJ. Ketchem also re-mastered these tracks for this release. Interesting
fact: through this process, Matthews discovered that he enjoys singing as much as
playing guitar.

With Ketchem on board, Quiz Show released a string of singles – songs of protest,
friendship and frustration – to a growing number of listeners. Tapping the energy
of punk rock with its loud guitars and driving rhythms, the vocals strive to capture
the emotional fervour of punky garage rock. Pushing boundaries with rhythms, arrangements,
chord structures and vocals that expand from straight-ahead power to music, they
weave together different influences, including classic rock, prog and alternative,
to create complex and beautiful in unexpected ways.

Sound of Kissing

[⌊Sound of Kissing⌉⌊Sound of Kissing⌉
Watch this video on YouTube

“This is our first album! Quiz Show has been making music since 2017 and put out
most of the songs on this release as singles between 2017 and 2020. We are releasing
them now after remixing and remastering all of the songs to freshen them up and 
so they can document the origin story of Quiz Show in a single package. This release
also brings these songs under the amazing umbrella of the Magic Door record label,”
says **Chris Matthews**.

![Quiz Show](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/84MY2nD3rCeMTq0kVQ5KOWeekdVnt0zKw4VVRnlSR34%
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“Quiz Show songs come together when ideas voiced through the guitars are set to 
rhythms constructed on the bass and drums. Lyrics come after the melodies, which
themselves often emerge while Chris is driving around. These songs were created 
in the in-between spaces of complicated lives. We cherish this work and the feelings
it describes. ‘Sound of Kissing’ was built this way and, like most of our songs,
it uses lyrics to reflect a dissatisfaction with the limits on love, money, and 
time.”

As of February 14, ‘Sound of Kissing’ is available via[** Apple Music**](https://music.apple.com/gh/artist/quiz-show/1309361427),
[**Spotify**](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Gh0zJhLpNTqkaGuxUOWVv)** **and [**Bandcamp**](https://quizshow.bandcamp.com/),
where the full ‘Quiz Show’ LP (out March 17) can already be pre-ordered with three
tracks available as instant-grat downloads.

**CREDITS**
Written by Chris Matthews, Kevin March and Frank GibbonsChris Matthews–
guitar, vocalsKevin March – drums, vocalsFrank Gibbons – bassRecorded, mixed  & 
mastered by Ray Ketchem at Magic Door Recording (Montclair, NJ)‘Quiz Show’ album
cover art – ‘Moving Day’ by Renee LoBue‘Sound of Kissing’ cover art – ‘Hey Moon’
by Renee LoBueCover design by Ray Ketchem

![Qui Show Album](https://i0.wp.com/redirect.haulix.com/ti6IelUmPnreAtef3QzmOVH7VXxerDXEuRsvKlQv8f0%
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**TRACK LIST**
01. Sound of Kissing02. Almost Famous03. Dime a Dozen04. Monumental
Shade05. Pom Pom Boy06. Withstand07. Sell the Scene08. Big Bank Theory09. The Construct10.
What If?11. Always Waiting12. Mannequin Sun

**FOR FANS OF:** 
Husker Du, Pixies, Ramones, Fugazi, Sonic Youth, Jawbox, Firehose,
Girls Against Boys, Pavement, The Offspring

**Keep up with Quiz Show**
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| [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/gh/artist/quiz-show/1309361427) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Gh0zJhLpNTqkaGuxUOWVv)

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