“King
Kartel reanimate the glory days of The Jam & The Libertines. Many
bands have tried that trick before, but there’s something highly
appealing about the Manchester band’s efforts”
RADAR - NME MAGAZINE
Released on CD and as a digital download 'Come At Me Now' is the highly
anticipated new single from King Kartel, a band renowned for their
infectious indie-infused rock.
Formed in September 2012, King Kartel wasted no time in taking the UK
and Ireland by storm through a successful tour to support the release of
their debut single ‘Stone Cold Killer’, which has now racked up an
impressive 29,000 views on Youtube.
The quartet, mainly hailing from Northern Ireland, quickly caught the
attention of Riggsy from the BBC’s ‘Across the Line’ who gave ‘Stone
Cold Killer’ plenty of airplay, heralding them as hometown heroes, a
claim justified by a string of sold out shows in and around Newry.
Riggsy describes the band as having an “eye for a hook!” and Philly
Taggart from BBC Radio 1 says King Kartel produce “cheeky guitar pop in
the vein of The Fratellis and The Courteeners”.
Northern Ireland is no longer home to King Kartel these days, as
vocalist Hugh explains. "It all started in a small town where the
takeaway food takes preference over new music or nights out even. We
always dreamed of escaping so after a few gigs when people were getting
behind us we thought we'd give it a go and head towards the bright
lights in Manchester. We only had us so we had to go out and play open
mics, hand out fliers, do anything we could to try get enough people
together so we could even get a shit slot on a half decent night, but it
was all worth it. We've made some cracking friends along the way and
the move changed our sound too. We went from a jingly jangly type band
to more of a rock and roll outfit."
'Come At Me Now' prove the King Kartel aren't afraid to embrace their
pop sensibilities which combine with their indie rock sound to create a
storming single which is set to raise the profile of the Manchester
based band even higher.
Hugh says "We're a band who just love to play, we're all about playing
live, we're about attitude, we love to live, we love nights out, we love
drinking, we love having a good time, we love partying. Our aim is to
write upbeat hook laden songs that will get people excited, there's too
much negativity in the world."
Both tracks were written by Hugh McCreesh (King Kartel)
Music by King Kartel
Social Groups:
https://soundcloud.com/king-kartelLive:
February 20th - Barfly, Camden, London
March 20th - Verve Bar, Leeds
March 27th - Night & Day, Manchester
April 24th - Stone Roses Bar, York
April 25th - Live Lounge, Blackburn
May 2nd - Single Launch Night, Manchester, details tbc
May 9th - Proud, Camden, London
