The Arcadian Kicks were an indie rock band from Kinver in South Staffordshire (near Stourbridge), who formed in 2006.

[3] The band formed in early 2006 when the bandmates were studying for GCSEs at Edgecliff High School in Kinver.

Brookes was a judge at the Surface Unsigned battle of the bands that they took part in, and after watching another of their gigs he offered to manage them.

[2][14] Artrocker called them "a fairly tradional [sic] angst-pop band, boosted by some unexpected sax solos, ... soulful hollering, [and] some interestingly growly guitars.

Many of their tunes start out sounding traditional, morph into a psychedelic middle sections, then come out growling like werewolves at the other end.