written November 10, 2017 From 4th of July barbecues to supper clubs, four best friends from Roseville, California, living just blocks away from each other, start playing music around town. In 2015 the band Vista Kicks was born. When first listening to their music I was reminded of another small local band, Meeting House. With their debut EP Chasing Waves making Apple Music Featured New Artists page last year, I thought it only appropriate to review the EP. The EP features songs such as: Mona Lisa A bass and percussion heavy song, accompanied by the soft and smooth voice of Derek Thomas the band’s lead vocalist. The band’s sound is one that is not easily imitated, which seems counter intuitive due to the fact that they’re just a bass, a guitar, and some drums which every indie rock band has access too. Their sound is a killer combination of surf-rock with a twist of the unhinged spirit of indie rock artists. Waiting on you This song opens to a layered guit...