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The single was recorded at London’s Metropolis studios and arrives as a politically direct counterpoint to the warmth of their recent album A Great Day In Newcastle. Bassist and bandleader Stan Woodward said the track was written “in response to the disgusting rise of the far right across the UK,” adding, “It was written a few days after attending the counter protest against the EDL on the West Road, in the west end of Newcastle.” Poetry from regular collaborator Cooper Robson cuts through the avant-rock arrangement, the intensity building as his delivery shifts from dismay to outright fury.
Moir, who created the single’s cover, offered his own pithy assessment of the group’s sound. “Bits of Mingus, Brand X, Parker, poetry, synth rock, chucked into a bucket and presented in a beautiful Geordie jazz cake,” he said.
Listen to the single below.
Knats are anchored by lifelong friends Woodward, drummer King David-Ike Elechi and trumpeter Ferg Kilsby. A Great Day In Newcastle, produced by Geordie Greep, arrived in May as a love letter to working-class Tyneside, and the band’s live reputation has swelled quickly. Last month’s Later… with Jools Holland appearance saw them deliver “Never Gonna Be A Boxer”, a single that was subsequently B-listed at 6 Music.
The autumn headline run, full dates to be announced, marks their most substantial UK touring commitment so far.
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