After stripping out a disused bathroom in his house, Spring King鈥檚 founding member Tarek Musa made the projects first recordings out of a makeshift studio. Entertaining a mild obsession with reverb, echo and taking sounds to extremes, the band was named after a friend coined the phrase 鈥渟pring king鈥�, capturing Musa鈥檚 affection for an old spring tank in one of his amps.
Joining up with Peter Darlington, James Green and Andy Morton brought to life Musa鈥檚 vision of raw pop, layered in fuzz and distortion. The songs reached our team at 麻豆社 Introducing in Manchester who quickly gave support to the music, including several plays of track 鈥淟et鈥檚 Ride鈥�. Steve Lamacq showcased the band via his rebel playlist on 6 Music, Tom Robinson featured them on his Introducing Mixtape and Huw Stephens liked the band so much, he invited them to Maida Vale to record a session for Radio 1.
They鈥檝e generated a reputation as one of the most exciting live acts in the UK: raucous but not sloppy, delivering infectious melodies with copious amounts of energy. Festival appearances last summer, including a superb set at Latitude, gained the band thousands of new fans. With new material set for release on both sides of the pond this spring, SXSW looks like the perfect place to continue Musa鈥檚 ascension from the disused bathroom to pop-rock supremacy.
After stripping out a disused bathroom in his house, Spring King鈥檚 founding member Tarek Musa made the projects first recordings out of a makeshift studio. Entertaining a mild obsession with reverb, echo and taking sounds to extremes, the band was named after a friend coined the phrase 鈥渟pring king鈥�, capturing Musa鈥檚 affection for an old spring tank in one of his amps.
Joining up with Peter Darlington, James Green and Andy Morton brought to life Musa鈥檚 vision of raw pop, layered in fuzz and distortion. The songs reached our team at 麻豆社 Introducing in Manchester who quickly gave support to the music, including several plays of track 鈥淟et鈥檚 Ride鈥�. Steve Lamacq showcased the band via his rebel playlist on 6 Music, Tom Robinson featured them on his Introducing Mixtape and Huw Stephens liked the band so much, he invited them to Maida Vale to record a session for Radio 1.
They鈥檝e generated a reputation as one of the most exciting live acts in the UK: raucous but not sloppy, delivering infectious melodies with copious amounts of energy. Festival appearances last summer, including a superb set at Latitude, gained the band thousands of new fans. With new material set for release on both sides of the pond this spring, SXSW looks like the perfect place to continue Musa鈥檚 ascension from the disused bathroom to pop-rock supremacy.
