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Flick is an adult-alternative pop/rock band hailing from Stockton, Missouri led by brothers
Oran and
Trevor Thornton.
Oran and
Trevor began playing playing music as children, finding solace in music after the tragic death of their older brother
Brad in a car crash. The brothers played separately, with
Oran forming
Johnny Q. Public when he was 14. As he was touring with
Johnny Q. Public, he also played on records by
DC Talk.
Trevor was working as a solo musician, and he would occasionally open for
Johnny Q. Public when the band played the local town of Springfield, supported by various members of the group. Eventually, the brothers began performing as an acoustic duo around Springfield, Missouri. They soon decided to form a full-fledged band called
Flick, recruiting bassist Eve Hill from the local outfit Sweaty Betty and adding drummer Paul Adam McGrath through auditions.
In December 1996,
Flick played their first live show and by the spring of 1997, they had recorded an EP with producer
Joe Baldridge, whom
Oran had met during his days with
Johnny Q. Public. The EP -- originally called Booger but wisely retitled Flick -- was sold at local gigs and helped them secure their contract with Columbia Records. Shortly afterward, the group was opening for acts like the
Cardigans,
Duncan Sheik and
Meredith Brooks.
Flick released their full-length debut album,
The Perfect Kellulight, in the summer of 1998. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine