Bloody Chicletts


Bloody Chicletts was a Canadian new wave, power pop band based in Vancouver. Band members were guitarist/vocalist Glen Reid, keyboardist Devin Reschny, bassist Chad Reid and drummer Gabe Tracey. The band was signed to BMG Music Canada, and released one album, 1996's Presenting...Bloody Chicletts.

History

Reid and Reschny were from Calgary, and moved to Vancouver's Kitsilano neighborhood to escape the cold Calgary climate, and to find additional musicians. Glen recruited his cousin Chad, and the band connected with drummer Kurt Dahle. Dahle left the band and was replaced by Glenn Kruger and, finally, Tracy.
Taking influence from The Police, The Cars, and Blondie, the group developed a power pop repertoire and signed with BMG Canada in 1996. Soon after they released an album, Presenting...Bloody Chicletts. It was mixed by Garth "GGGarth" Richardson, and charted in Canada on the Canadian Campus Radio Chart, debuting at No. 30. The album spent 8 weeks on the chart and reached No. 21 in February 1997. Presenting...Bloody Chicletts was produced by drummer Kurt Dahle of Limblifter who also drummed on the album. Record sales were moderate.
"She's a Freak", the lead single from Presenting...Bloody Chicletts, was promoted through a video directed by Matt Mahurin. It debuted at No. 29 on the RPM Alternative 30 charts on November 11, 1996, and stayed on the chart for 8 weeks, eventually reaching No. 13 in January 1997.
The band opened for Matthew Sweet and The Odds multiple times in 1996 and 1997. For a short time in 1997, Glen Reid was also a member of The Odds.
In his 2008 book Shake Some Action: The Ultimate Power Pop Guide, John M. Borack ranked Presenting...Bloody Chicletts at No. 184 in his list of the 200 best power pop albums of all time.