| SPINEFARM SIGNS BRITISH FOUR-PIECE KID KAPICHI NEW ALBUM HERE’S WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON OUT SEPTEMBER 23 VIA SPINEFARM — PRE-ORDER HERE Spinefarm/UMG is pleased to announce the signing of the British four-piece Kid Kapichi. After putting out its debut album This Time Next Year independently in 2021, the band has signed a worldwide deal for the follow-up Here’s What You Could Have Won — a deserved reward for all their graft. These 11 new songs are an excellent showcase for the band’s bigger and punchier, “beat punk” sound, co-produced with Dom Craik from Nothing But Thieves. A behemoth of a band on and off stage, thanks to the Hastings scene that nurtured them, their best songs explore racism, in-work poverty, mental health, violence, frustration, and all-consuming love with honesty and humor. All their songs come studded with barbed wire hooks, bristling with the juddering shock of lived experience, and the cathartic thrill of a balled-up fist relaxing into an air punch. In the wake of this announcement, Kid Kapichi has shared the video for the new single “Rob The Supermarket.” “‘Rob The Supermarket’ is a song about a tear away forced into a tight spot who takes matters into their own hands regardless of the consequences,” says vocalist/guitarist Jack Wilson. “It’s a question about what is morally correct in times like these, with the cost of living going through the roof and food bank usage at an all-time high. But let’s be honest. For most people, there has always been a cost of living crisis.” The new studio album Here’s What You Could Have Won, will be released on September 23 via Spinefarm. It features the comeback single “New England” — the band’s most explicitly political song yet, with a searing guest verse from Bob Vylan — and Partygate polemic “Party At No. 10,” which was praised by Liam Gallagher on Twitter, leading to Gallagher asking the band to support him at London’s Royal Albert Hall. It’s a brutal dissection of the xenophobic Little England mentality. Frontman Wilson says, “The title, Here’s What You Could Have Won, sums up the feeling of missed opportunity. Being dragged right at a junction when you know you should be going left or screaming at the TV whilst someone picks the wrong answer on a game show. It looks inwardly at the UK and the decisions that have been made and how they have affected us all.” Lead guitarist Ben Beetham adds, “It’s not a concept album but it does have a running theme. We like to write songs about current affairs and what direction the world seems to be turning. As a result, we write as close to the deadline as possible to keep it relevant.” |
| HERE’S WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON TRACK LISTING: “New England” (Feat. Bob Vylan) “Rob The Supermarket” “5 Days On (2 Days Off)” “I.N.V.U.” “Super Soaker” “Party at No.10” “Cops & Robbers” “Tar Pit” “Never Really Had You” “Smash the Gaff” “Special” Pre-order the album here. Kid Kapichi also revealed a very special album release show, taking place on September 23 — just down the road from Hastings at the iconic De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-sea. Additionally, the band will appear at a number of UK festivals, which are posted below. KID KAPICHI UK FESTIVAL APPEARANCES 2022: 6/17 — Bigfoot Festival 7/9 — 2000 Trees 7/30 — Attitude Festival [HEADLINE] 7/31 — Kendall Calling 8/26 — Reading Festival 8/27 — Leeds Festival Further touring plans will be revealed in due course. KID KAPICHI ARE: Ben Beetham — Guitars + Vocals Eddie Lewis — Bass George Macdonald — Drums Jack Wilson — Vocals + Guitars |
