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Spring King
OriginMacclesfield, England, UK
GenresAlternative rock, indie rock, post-punk revival
Years active2012 (2012)–present
LabelsIsland
MembersTarek Musa
Pete Darlington
Andy Morton
James Green
Websitewww.springkingband.com

Spring King is a four-piece English alternative rock band from Macclesfield, who played at SXSW in 2015.[1] They are "a small-scale, art-pop-punk project based in Manchester".[2] They began as a solo project in 2012 of songwriter and producer Tarek Musa, who also sings and plays drums.[3][4]

Notably, their track "City" was the first song played on Beats 1 by Zane Lowe.[2][5]

Spring King was the supporting act for the Kaiser Chiefs, 'Stay Together Tour' (February - March 2017). They also supported Kasabian at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax and the Royal Albert Hall.

Discography

Albums

Extended plays

  • Demons (8 September 2014) [7]
  • They're Coming After You (20 April 2015) [8]

Singles

  • "Mumma" (3 March 2014)
  • "Who Are You?" (28 October 2015)
  • "Rectifier" (17 February 2016)
  • "The Summer" (28 April 2016)
  • "Detroit" (16 May 2016)
  • "Animal" (2 May 2018)
  • "Us Vs. Them" (31 May 2018)
  • "The Hum" (17 July 2018)

References

  1. ^ NME.COM. "SXSW 2015 In Review - NME Writers Have Their Say On The Best New Bands". NME.COM.
  2. ^ a b "Spring King: meet the first ever band played on Apple's Beats 1". Wired UK.
  3. ^ Monger, Timothy. "Spring King - Artist Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  4. ^ Vincent, Alice (21 August 2015). "New music: Spring King". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  5. ^ Milton, Jamie (14 October 2015). "How Spring King Finally Broke Through". DIY. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 (17 June 2016 - 23 June 2016)". UK Albums Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  7. ^ Peris, Bill (2 October 2014). "UK band Spring King released single and EP (streams), coming to NYC for CMJ including three free shows". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  8. ^ Homewood, Ben (13 April 2015). "9 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week". NME. Retrieved 17 December 2015.


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