Kill It Kid head to SXSW

Bath's Kill It Kid are set to head to SXSW to join the South West musical invasion.

Kill It Kid’s critical reputation grew through the course of 2009 as the likes of Jonathan Ross, Dermot O’Leary and Radcliffe & Maconie gave their support to the band. In October the band’s ‘Heaven Never Seemed So Close’ single pipped The Big Pink in the vote, winning Steve Lamacq’s ‘Roundtable’ show and the band finished in the final 10 of XFM’s New Music Award in the company of Florence and the Machine and The XX.

Fronted by the gorgeous two-part vocal harmonies of singers Chris Turpin (‘a man who sounds’ - according to NME – ‘like he’s been gargling glass for fun – in a good way’) and Stephanie Ward, the lyrical intimacy of the songs is rendered all the more powerful by the interplay between the pair, Turpin’s distinctive voice seemingly arriving from another time and place, while Ward’s softer, huskier tones make for the perfect foil. Buttressed with strings, keys and slide guitar, Kill It Kid blend delta blues and roots to striking effect, producing blistering rock’n’roll in one moment and a smoky film-noire ambience in the next. The band have drawn comparison with The Coral, Mumford & Sons and The Raconteurs with recognisable hints of Tom Waits, Frank Zappa and Zeppelin, but it’s on the strength of the song writing throughout their debut album that the deal is ultimately sealed.

The bands will be performing at:

- One Little Indian Records US Showcase @ The Victorian Rooms at The Driskell Hotel. Stage time Midnight (18th March 2010)

- Raddison Hotel & Suites, 111 East Cesar Chavez Street, Austin, Texas, TX 7870. Stage time 7.00pm (20th March 2010)

REVIEWS:

‘A monstrous Delta blues groove that slides in Anthony Hegarty-meets-Son House vocals of 21 year old Chris Turpin. Young Kids, maybe, but old heads’ Q Magazine
‘Bucking the trend with glee, making music for the misfits. Stabbing fiddles and honky-tonk piano add just the right amount of spice. Impressive stuff.’ 8/10 NME
‘Enough variety, power and barnstorming tunes here to constitute one of the year’s most appealing and enduring debut albums’ BBC.co.uk
‘An outstanding British record’ 9/10 Clash
‘Ignore them at your peril.’ ****Artrocker
“A hook-laden riot...big things may be coming their way” NME
“Theirs is a vibrant blend of The White Stripes, barn dances and the Stephanie Grappelli - like fiddle-frenzy jazz/blues”– Q Magazine
‘Uncontrived, Kill It Kid are a brave, raw talent’ - BBC Introducing
‘Thrillingly unaffected’ - Music Week
“Demands attention from the off… the strength and depth of their songs belie their age” – Clash