Spring King

Spring King were a four-piece English garage 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][5]

Spring King
OriginMacclesfield, England, UK
Genresgarage rock, indie rock, pop punk
Years active2012 (2012)–2018
LabelsIsland
Websitewww.springkingband.com
MembersTarek Musa
Pete Darlington
Andy Morton
James Green

Notably, their track "City" was the first song played on Beats 1 by Zane Lowe.[2][6]

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.

The band posted a notice on their Facebook (21 November 2018) to say they were calling it a day after 5 years.

Frontman Tarek Musa began a solo project in 2019 under the name Dead Nature, releasing his first EP on 26 July of the same year. Guitarist Pete Darlington and bass player James Green have continued to work together, their band Meadow Meadow released its debut single 'Bonzo' on 6 May 2020.

Discography

Albums
  • Tell Me If You Like To (10 June 2016) – UK No. 71[7]
  • A Better Life (31 August 2018)

Extended plays
  • Demons (8 September 2014) [8]
  • They're Coming After You (20 April 2015) [9]

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. "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. "Spring King - Artist Profile". eventseeker.com. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. Milton, Jamie (14 October 2015). "How Spring King Finally Broke Through". DIY. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. "Official Albums Chart Top 100 (17 June 2016 – 23 June 2016)". UK Albums Chart. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  8. 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.
  9. 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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