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Kiwi Jr. have released “Something Wicked,” a previously unreleased song recorded during the Detroit sessions for their recent album Blowin’ Up. Frontman Jeremy Gaudet said the band left it off the album because its feeling and ideas no longer fit the finished record. The band also has UK, European and North American dates listed in the source report.
Toronto band Kiwi Jr. have released “Something Wicked,” a song recorded in Detroit during sessions for their recent album Blowin’ Up but left off the finished record. Frontman Jeremy Gaudet said the band’s direction shifted as the album took shape, and the song no longer matched the record’s overall feeling and ideas.
Kiwi Jr. recorded Blowin’ Up in Detroit with Graham Walsh of the band Holy Fuck. The sessions also involved a group of guest musicians, including Michigan artists Stef Chura and Fred Thomas, as well as Protomartyr members Joe Casey and Greg Ahee. The source report also names Alvvays’ Kerri Maclellan and En Attendant Ana’s Margaux Bouchaudon among the contributors.
Gaudet described “Something Wicked” as one of the earliest songs written for the album. He said this version was made during the same Detroit sessions, but as the band continued writing and approached the album’s completion, its character stood apart from the other material. Although the band particularly enjoys playing it, they decided it did not belong on the final track list.
The report characterizes the track as a sparkling indie-pop jam. Gaudet said its lyrics draw on the image of Shakespearean witches preparing something that can steer a person off course, with trouble arriving unexpectedly and in different forms. The song is therefore being presented as a separate release from the album rather than as a newly recorded track or a revision to Blowin’ Up.
A Song Left Outside Blowin’ Up
The release offers listeners a look at material from the Blowin’ Up recording period that did not make the album. Gaudet’s explanation gives the outtake a specific place in the band’s process: it was written early, recorded with the album, and set aside as the project’s sound and ideas developed. That distinction helps clarify that the song’s absence was a creative decision, not evidence that it was recorded after the album.
For listeners following Kiwi Jr., “Something Wicked” also extends the life of the Detroit sessions and makes a song the band likes to perform available outside its live setting. The source does not identify a larger release plan or say whether other outtakes are coming, so the track should be understood as a standalone addition unless the band announces more.
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The Detroit Album Sessions
Blowin’ Up was recorded in Detroit with Graham Walsh, whose work with Holy Fuck is noted in the source report. Kiwi Jr. brought in musicians connected to the local scene, including Stef Chura, Fred Thomas and members of Protomartyr, alongside guests from outside Michigan. The outtake’s release connects directly to that album-making period.
The band’s stated reason for omitting the track is about fit: as more songs were written, “Something Wicked” came to feel different from the record’s emerging mood and ideas. Gaudet did not say that the band rejected the song outright; he described it as a favourite to play while explaining why it was not included on the album.
““Something Wicked” was one of the earliest songs written for the album.”
— Jeremy Gaudet, Kiwi Jr. frontman
Release Plans Remain Unspecified
The source report does not give a release date for “Something Wicked,” identify a streaming or physical-release format, or say whether the song will appear on a future collection. It also does not indicate that more Blowin’ Up outtakes are planned. The track’s release is confirmed, but any broader archival or album plan remains unknown.
The report lists upcoming tour dates, but does not provide a year for those dates. Readers should check Kiwi Jr.’s current official channels or venue listings for confirmation that individual shows remain scheduled and for ticket details.
Tour Dates and Further Releases
The source report lists dates beginning with Nov. 6 in London, followed by shows in Leeds, Brighton, Brussels, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Paris and Germany. It then names Canadian dates in Montreal and Ottawa in November, followed by Boston, Brooklyn and Washington, D.C., in January. Because no year is attached to the schedule in the source, the dates cannot be confidently placed on a current calendar here.
No further song releases or album announcements are identified in the report. For now, the confirmed development is the arrival of “Something Wicked” as a song from the Blowin’ Up sessions; details about any follow-up release depend on future announcements from the band.
Key Questions
What is “Something Wicked”?
It is a Kiwi Jr. song recorded during the Detroit sessions for the band’s album Blowin’ Up and released separately as an outtake.
Why was the song left off Blowin’ Up?
Frontman Jeremy Gaudet said the band’s sound and ideas shifted as it wrote more songs, leaving “Something Wicked” feeling out of step with the finished album.
Who worked on the Blowin’ Up sessions?
The album was recorded with Graham Walsh of Holy Fuck. The source also names Stef Chura, Fred Thomas, Protomartyr’s Joe Casey and Greg Ahee, Alvvays’ Kerri Maclellan, and Margaux Bouchaudon of En Attendant Ana as contributors.
What is the song about?
Gaudet described its lyrics as drawing on Shakespearean witches and the idea of trouble arriving unexpectedly to steer someone off course.
Are more Kiwi Jr. outtakes or tour details confirmed?
The source report confirms no further outtakes. It lists tour dates but gives no year, so the current status of individual shows should be checked with the band or venues.
Source: stereogum.com
