{"id":22664,"date":"2026-09-22T06:44:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:44:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=22664"},"modified":"2026-09-22T06:46:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T11:46:40","slug":"british-alt-pop-artist-sicky-dishes-out-mischief-on-new-bubblegum-party-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mkultramagazine.com\/?p=22664","title":{"rendered":"British alt-pop artist SICKY dishes out mischief on new \u2018Bubblegum Party\u2019 single"},"content":{"rendered":"
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British alternative artist SICKY<\/strong><\/a> unveils his new single <\/a><\/strong>‘Bubblegum Party’<\/strong><\/a>, a playful, infectious slice of indie rock that pairs catchy pop sensibilities with his trademark off-kilter style.  Beneath the bubblegum facade lies a gloriously messy breakup party, served with a crooked grin as sweetness meets spite, chaos and a wicked sense of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Bubblegum Party’ offers the first taste of his forthcoming full-length ‘Redland’ album<\/strong><\/a> – his fourth to date. Full of mischief, attitude and a darker sense of humour, here SICKY delivers one of his most fun and irreverent songs to date. ‘Redland’ is an album about friends lost along the way. It’s a good bit darker than its predecessor Troubled Delight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Ultimately, ‘Bubblegum Party’ is a tale of sweet revenge. A public humiliation of someone who absolutely had it coming to them. It’s a work of fiction but has a large toe touching reality. We’ve all met the cocky arrogant lowlife type who tries to control someone they’re supposed to be close to. Well, in this song, he gets his comeuppance at our heroine\u2019s birthday party,” says Mick Butler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The bubblegum reference is effectively a middle finger gesture by the metaphorical blowing of an exploding gum bubble in someone’s direction. It’s poppy, it’s silly and it’s just a bit of fun amongst some much darker moments on the ‘Redland’ album”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

SICKY is the solo project of Mick Butler<\/strong>, whose brand of melodic Britpop-infused indie rock spells good news for fans of Beck, Supergrass and early Blur. Originally from the Black Country region of England, he is now based in Shropshire.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Mick Butler has had his run of playing in bands, ranging from the brass soaked pop of Papa Mantra<\/strong> to the dirty stomp of SUMO<\/strong>, he now derives pleasure from banging out tunes and crafting new material. Literally everything you hear in his music is him squeezing noises out of anything that’ll sing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2025, SICKY released his widely acclaimed <\/strong>‘Troubled Delight’<\/strong><\/a> album, preceded by his sophomore ‘Garbage Town’<\/strong><\/a> album in 2022. Prior to that, in 2021, he debuted with ‘Bowling Balls’<\/strong><\/a>, partially inspired by Prince, Bowie and Ray Bradbury’s book ‘The Martian Chronicles’. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As of September 22nd, ‘Bubblegum Party’ is available from fine digital platforms, including Spotify<\/strong><\/a>, Apple Music<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>and Bandcamp<\/strong><\/a>, where his ‘Troubled Delight’ album can also be found. The ‘Redland’ album is out November 20th.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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