‘HOTTER THAN THE SUN’
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Modern UK rock band with a retro infused vibe AK & The Red Kites are excited to release the new groove driven thumping single ‘Hotter Than The Sun’ being title track of the long awaited and anticipated debut album. Set for release May 8 on CD, 100 limited edition numbered and signed colour vinyl (for autumn release due to manufacturing lead time) along with all good digital platforms, pre-order now direct from the band HERE.
Frontman and guitarist Andrew Knightley, with a mischievous glint in his eyes, enthuses on the song’s theme “It’s all about the deadly sin of lust and witchy woman who entrance, mesmerise, somewhere on a beach in paradise and get some into a heap of trouble and pain! It’s a wah pedal lover’s dream, who doesn’t dig a good wah, one of my favourites on the album and a hell of a lot of fun to play live!”
Andrew dives into the album’s 11 track collection “Each of the songs have their own personality and a story in its own right – the themes vary from track to track and there’s a lot that folks will be able to relate to but draw their own meanings from. I’ve written it to dynamically take the listener on a journey as it’s all too common now to cherry pick tracks, concentrating solely on the singles as the industry has changed so much.” He smiles at the gestation period, “I’m super excited for it to be released as it’s been in the making now for 2-3 years! It documents a period of my life where I eloped from the craziness of London to a slower pace of life in the Chiltern Hills where the Red Kites circle above which were an inspiration in my creativity and approach to life now.”
Working with multi-platinum award-winning producer Mike Krompass (Everybody Loves An Outlaw, Steven Tyler, Smash Mouth) 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. I demoed all of the songs at home and refined them before recording, cutting the fat off and making the importance of the songs themselves precedential.”
The debut EP ‘Proverbial Storm’ (2024), with the title track being a Classic Rock Magazine Track of The Week (along with ‘Cosmic Train’ from the album), showcased Knightley’s eclectic range as a songwriter and musician bringing favorable comparisons in the vein of Rival Sons and Richie Kotzen; “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’ (which also features on the album) was also personally curated by Slash for his blues rock Spotify playlist and has amassed over a quarter of a million streams.
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”Jace Media Music with their impressive command enthusing all to catch them in action on tour and at festivals this year – Andrew has also joined and toured as the new frontman/guitarist with New Wave of Classic Rock favourites, The Dust Coda.
Having been perched ready to soar, AK & The Red Kites are now taking flight 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.
TRACK LISTING
Broken Love
Born To Lose
Stronger
Karmic Rituals
Pearl’s Before Swine
West Coast Romance
Hotter Than The Sun
We Belong
Trouble Again
Sierra Starlight
Cosmic Train
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