AK & The Red Kites Release New Single and Video ‘Baby Don’t Love Me’
‘BABY DON’T LOVE ME’
THE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO
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Modern rock band with a retro infused vibe AK & The Red Kites are pleased to release the stomping head nodding new single and video ‘Baby Don’t Love Me’ taken from the debut EP ‘Proverbial Storm’, available now on CD and all digital platforms direct HERE. Frontman and guitarist Andrew Knightley says “It’s a take on the age old story of losing your lady, noticing the signs along the way but sticking your head in the sand until it’s too late. I’m sure a lot of people have been there and can relate.”
Having eloped from the city life to the Chiltern Hills UK during the global pandemic, Andrew began writing songs that would shape the EP rising from the ashes of his previous blues rock band Trident Waters. “I wrote most of my new music looking out the window onto the woods and the Red Kites are always circling overhead. I wanted to honour that sense of freedom and protection that they have provided me with and the connection I felt. The band name is a direct reference to my creative process and where I am now as a person.”
The 6 track collection showcases Knightleys eclectic range as a songwriter and musician; ranging from full on high tempo hard rockers, big riffs, to panoramic swamp vibes with incursions into territories likened to the vein of Rival Sons, Ritchie Kotzen and ZZ Top; "A unique fusion of delta blues, country, and high-energy hard-edged rock." My Global Mind Magazine, "The whole thing is glorious." Maximum Volume Music. Andrew muses, “It's 100% song driven as I’ve grown and wanted to come away from focusing on the guitar to allow myself to be more vulnerable in my writing. I’ve put a lot of who I am and where I’ve been into the songs and have laid it all on the table.”
Working with multi-platinum award-winning producer Mike Krompass (Everybody Loves An Outlaw, Steven Tyler) and recording at the previously UK based state of the art Base Culture has brought out what Andrew believes to be his best work to date “There’s a far more contemporary sound and we really focused on my vocal delivery taking precedence which I hadn’t done as much of in the past. We worked quickly and directly, aiming to make the biggest sound we could without losing sight of any song as that’s most important.” Adding to the expansiveness, mastering duties were expertly handled by Glenn Thomas of ItuneAudio (Kenny Aronoff, Billy Sheehan) and Justin Shturtz of Sterling Sound (Shinedown, 10 Years).
With the debut EP and singles offerings, AK & The Red Kites is now perched ready to soar with more music to take wings in 2025. “I want the listener to interpret for themselves. take away what they choose and enjoy, this is just the beginning.”
