IT’S INSIDE CLOUDKICKER, CLOUDKICKER IS INSIDE IT

Of all the buzzed-about solo instrumental acts to hit the scene since cheap recording technology and the Internet collided in a giant explosion of output, Cloudkicker seems to be one of the most universally lauded. Sure, everyone’s got access to said technology and the Internet, but it’s the songs that make the act, silly, and Cloudkicker’s got tons of ’em. Cloudkicker is also a safe bet to put on in situations where you want something heavy but you’re surrounded by non-metalhead friends, i.e. at a party, in the car, etc., making him — Ben Sharp, that is — a real favorite of this here writer.

The latest new Cloudkicker jam posted on Got-Djent.com doesn’t appear to be from a new album, but who knows; Sharp could just be teasing us, as it’s been something like 9 months since Beacons was released (an eternity in solo instrumentalist time). It’s an entirely acoustic jam, and frankly it really isn’t metal at all, but it’s entirely consistent with the Cloudkicker sound — Cloudkicker’s Cloudkickerness, if you will, or haeccity — and it’s not difficult to imagine this song arranged with electric instruments. Stream “It’s inside me, and I’m inside it” below.

It’s inside me, and I’m inside it. by Ben Sharp

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