AK & THE RED KITES – COSMIC TRAIN – THE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO

‘COSMIC TRAIN’

THE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO

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Modern UK rock band with a retro infused vibe AK & The Red Kites are excited to release the swinging guitar driven new single ‘Cosmic Train’ out now on all good digital platforms. The engaging frontman and guitarist Andrew Knightley smiles, with a mischievous glint in his eyes, on the song’s theme “It’s a full on smokin’ blues rocker about those moments and nights of hedonism and decadence that go down in legend, bring the party!”

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’, with the title track being a Classic Rock Magazine Track of The Week, showcased 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.”

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 mesmerised by his guitar solos” Suzy’s Musical World enthusing all to catch them in action on tour and at festivals this year. Andrew has also joined and toured as the new frontman with The Dust Coda.

AK & The Red Kites are now taking flight in new music throughout the year and 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.” they may become your favourite new band.