Spring King

Clash Royale CLAN TAG#URR8PPP | Spring King | |
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| Origin | Macclesfield, England, UK |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, post-punk revival |
| Years active | 2012 (2012)–present |
| Labels | Island |
| Website | www.springkingband.com |
| Members | Tarek Musa Pete Darlington Andy Morton James Green |
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.
Contents
1 Discography
1.1 Albums
1.2 Extended plays
1.3 Singles
2 References
3 External links
Discography
Albums
Tell Me If You Like To (10 June 2016) – UK No. 71[6]
A Better Life (31 August 2018)
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
^ NME.COM. "SXSW 2015 In Review - NME Writers Have Their Say On The Best New Bands". NME.COM.
^ ab "Spring King: meet the first ever band played on Apple's Beats 1". Wired UK.
^ Monger, Timothy. "Spring King - Artist Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ Vincent, Alice (21 August 2015). "New music: Spring King". The Telegraph. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ Milton, Jamie (14 October 2015). "How Spring King Finally Broke Through". DIY. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100 (17 June 2016 - 23 June 2016)". UK Albums Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
^ 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.
^ Homewood, Ben (13 April 2015). "9 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week". NME. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
External links
- Spring King | Facebook
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