‘PROVERBIAL STORM’
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Modern UK rock band with a retro infused vibe AK & The Red Kites are thrilled to release the spiky riffed and swinging new video ‘Proverbial Storm’ being the title track of the debut EP, available now on CD and all digital platforms direct HERE. Frontman and guitarist Andrew Knightley wryly smiles “It can be taken as a relationship song where you feel you don’t match up to expectations with anyone, in any situation, but you have to remain true to yourself. It’s also a respectful nod to my past and welcoming what’s to come in the future.”
Having eloped from the city life to the Chiltern Hills during the global pandemic, Andrew began writing songs that would shape the EP 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 6 track collection showcases Knightleys eclectic range as a songwriter and musician; ranging 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. Andrew muses, “It’s 100% song driven as I’ve grown and wanted to come away from focusing on the guitar to allow myself to be more vulnerable in my writing. I’ve put a lot of who I am and where I’ve been into the songs and have laid it all on the table.” A previous single from the EP ‘Stronger’ was also personally selected by Slash for his curated blues rock Spotify playlist.
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 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).
With Andrew having been announced as the new frontman with The Dust Coda, more music in 2025 and a quiver of live appearances including headlining Chesham Fringe Festival, co-headline shows with southern rock stablemates Revenant and a venture to Switzerland for Biker Days Basel to come, AK & The Red Kites are perched ready to soar.
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