Kill It Kid UK Tour 2009

We have some great news to share with all our friends and family.  Kill it kid are doing a UK tour and we have two FREE tickets and albums* to give away, yes, give away FREE but there is a catch.  We want to know best summer story from you.  What did you get up to this summer, email us at info@thenewcurrent.com and we will publish edited versions of your stories and get and the two with the most votes, wins can’t say better than that. *This will be for their London Show!

If you do’t want to take our word for it, here is what the national press has been saying bout the guys:

“Their’s is a vibrant blend of The White Stripes, barn dances and the Stephanne Grappelli – like fiddle-frenzy jazz/blues” – Q Magazine

‘Uncontrived, Kill It Kid are a brave, raw talent’ - BBC Introducing

‘Thrillingly unaffected, delightful’ – Music Week

“Demands attention from the off… the strength and depth of their songs belie their age” – Clash Magazine

“Named after a Blind Willie Mctell song, the banjo features heavily in their music but five piece Kill It Kid come from no further south than Bath.” – Daily Telegraph

Kill It Kid are spending the summer gearing up to the release of their debut album on 5th October with more shows through the summer and a taster single, ‘Burst Its Banks’ out next week (3rd August). The band have just announced a fresh set of October dates, a co-headline with Sparrow & The Workshop, as follows:

2nd BATH Moles
4th MANCHESTER Night ‘n Day
5th CARLILE Brickyard
6th YORK Fibbers
7th EDINBURGH, Cabaret Voltaire
8th GLASGOW Captain’s Rest
9th DERBY Rockhouse
10th OXFORD Jericho Tavern
11th BIRMINGHAM Hare & Hounds
12th GUILDFORD Boilerrom
13th LONDON Lexington
14th SOUTHAMPTON, Hamptons

Fronted by the gorgeous two-part vocal harmonies of singers Chris Turpin and Stephanie Ward, the lyrical intimacy of the songs is rendered all the more powerful by the interplay between the pair, Turpin’s singular and distinctive voice seemingly arriving from another time and place, while Ward’s softer, huskier tones form the perfect foil. Buttressed with strings, keys and slide guitar, Kill It Kid blend delta blues and roots to striking effect, producing blistering, unapologetic rock’n’roll one moment and a smoky film-noire ambience the next. The band have already drawn comparison to Tom Waits, Frank Zappa and Zeppelin, as well as more recent examples Gomez, Mumford & Sons and The Raconteurs, but it’s on the strength of the songwriting throughout this debut that the deal is ultimately sealed, and with an average age of only 21, the band are apparently in possession of a musical wisdom well beyond their years.

Forming at university, the seed of the band developed from vocalist Chris Turpin’s solo gigs, at which he was occasionally joined by drummer Marc Jones and bassist Adam Timmins. Over time, the band was expanded, settling on it’s current line up by February 2008, and, following a tip off John Parish (PJ Harvey, The Eels) was put in touch with the band electing to record a 4 track ep of songs with the band which became their debut.

The new single and forthcoming album is produced, mixed and recorded by Ryan Hadlock (Johnny Flynn, The Strokes, The Gossip) and was recorded in Seattle, at the same studio Fleet Foxes laid down their debut. Already the band have toured extensively with The National, Pete and the Pirates, Ipso Facto and The Virgins.