AK & THE RED KITES – WE BELONG – THE NEW SINGLE

‘WE BELONG’

THE NEW SINGLE

OUT NOW

Modern UK rock band with a retro infused vibe AK & The Red Kites are thrilled to release the brand new spiky riffed, soaring vocal and uplifting new single ‘We Belong’ out now on all good digital platforms. The engaging frontman and guitarist Andrew Knightley opens up on the message of the song “There’s sadly a lot of discontent rising in society that’s occurred over the past generation and we need to look beyond that for a better future. It’s a call to action encouraging people to come together, to look out for each other, to create a better future than posed for humankind rather than all the division which will ultimately bear nothing but bad fruit.”

Having eloped from the city life to the Chiltern Hills during the global pandemic, Andrew began writing songs rising from the ashes of his previous blues rock band Trident Waters. “I wrote most of my new music looking out the window onto the woods and the Red Kites are always circling overhead. I wanted to honour that sense of freedom and protection that they have provided me with and the connection I felt. The band name is a direct reference to my creative process and where I am now as a person.”

The debut EP ‘Proverbial Storm’ was released in 2024, with the title track being a Classic Rock Magazine Track of The Week, showcasing Knightley’s eclectic range as a songwriter and musician. The 6 tracks range from full on high tempo hard rockers, big riffs, to panoramic swamp vibes with incursions into territories likened to the vein of Rival Sons, Ritchie Kotzen and ZZ Top; “A unique fusion of delta blues, country, and high-energy hard-edged rock.” My Global Mind Magazine, “The whole thing is glorious.” Maximum Volume Music. A previous single from the EP ‘Stronger’ was also personally curated by Slash for his blues rock Spotify playlist and has amassed almost a quarter of a million streams.

Working with multi-platinum award-winning producer Mike Krompass (Everybody Loves An Outlaw, Steven Tyler) and recording at the previously UK based state of the art Base Culture studio has brought out what Andrew believes to be his best work to date “There’s a far more contemporary sound and we really focused on my vocal delivery taking precedence which I hadn’t done as much of in the past. We worked quickly and directly, aiming to make the biggest sound we could without losing sight of any song as that’s most important.” Adding to the expansiveness, mastering duties were expertly handled by Glenn Thomas of ItuneAudio (Kenny Aronoff, Billy Sheehan) and Justin Shturtz of Sterling Sound (Shinedown, 10 Years).

2025 has seen them play a plethora of shows to rave reviews including Biker Days Basel Switzerland. As a live act the power trio of Andrew, Rob Hoey (bass) and Ash Sims (drums) have been called “a band that can light up a stage with both passion and precision” by Jace Media Music and with their impressive command, “these guys rocked the room from the start of their set to the end, I was mesmerized by his guitar solos” Suzy’s Musical World enthusing all to catch them in action. Andrew has also joined and recently toured as the new frontman with The Dust Coda.

AK & The Red Kites are now perched ready to take flight into 2026 in new music throughout the year, festival appearances and shows with Accidental Music Reviewer proclaiming “They are the new rock n’ roll saviours about to strut amongst the masses to convert them to the righteous path of heavily blues influenced rock n’ roll.”