Out now: Bristol rock trio Krooked Tongue unveil electric new single 'Ember Mile'
Bristol rock trio Krooked Tongue are pleased to announce the release of their new single ‘Ember Mile’ out today, November 22nd 2024.
Ember Mile is the follow up to September’s celebrated single ‘Nothing Ever Grows’ which saw support from Apple editorial’s ‘Breaking Hard Rock’, New Noise Magazine, CLOUT, Total Rock and Boogaloo Radio and was used throughout the Bivol vs Beterbiev boxing fight on DAZN sports streaming platform.
Ember Mile was recorded and produced with long-time producer Josh Gallop at Stage 2 Studios in Bath. The track mixes tight, driving drums, scuzzy, distorted guitar lines and Rainford’s signature lyrical wit and vocal swagger, channeling the rush of excitement of a creative idea coming into fruition, where previous single Nothing Ever Grows encapsulated the negative emotions involved with the feeling of writer's block.
Describing the single, vocalist and lyricist Oli Rainsford states, “In a lot of ways, ‘Ember Mile’ is the more positive cousin of ‘Nothing Ever Grows’. It’s a victory song. The cry of the inner battle when it comes to trying to create. The concept of ‘Ember Mile’ is something I conjured up that embodied the electricity of a moment. To me it feels like the part of a movie where the hero finally knows what they have to do to save the day. Here comes the triumphant music and the 80s montages. You could say it’s our Rocky 4.
“‘Ember Mile’ is the clairvoyance, a beacon to channel your dreams and actually make something happen. SO often we talk about doing things but never follow through. I suppose this is the kick up the arse to make it happen. I wanted this song to feel like an internal monologue, breaking the fourth wall and spitting back with a sarcastic tongue. ‘Ember Mile’ refers to a proverbial golden, fiery strip of road where the final idea awaits on the horizon. In my case it's referring to the final hurdle before finishing writing a song.
On what they hoped to achieve sonically, the band explain, “When we wrote ‘Ember Mile’, we wanted a middle 8 that built and built where the audience could participate and feel as though they were climbing with us up to the drop. It’s definitely taken influence from bands like The Killers. You can hear that influence on this track with the synths in the breakdown section. The shadow of ‘Smile Like You Mean It’ is very much lurking over that part of the song, and hopefully we’ve done it justice by transferring some of that voice over to the modern rock landscape.”
MORE INFORMATION:
Krooked Tongue burst onto the scene with the release of their critically acclaimed debut EP ‘No Vacancy Hotel’ in February of 2022, recorded with Josh Gallop (Phoxjaw, Mother Vulture) at Stage 2 Studios. The EP has since amassed over 200,000 streams and saw support from publications such as Ones To Watch, HardBeat Magazine and Distorted Sound.
Their second studio EP ‘Deathproof’, released May 2023, saw the start of the band’s evolution, there was a refreshed maturity to their songwriting and an evident progression in their sound. ‘Deathproof’ has been streamed over 320,000 times to date and was celebrated by Louder Than War Radio, Ones To Watch, Sirius XM, BBC Introducing and many others.
August 2024 saw their biggest support tour to date, supporting Kid Brunswick on his final ‘Dead Forever’ tour across the UK. They’ve also recently shared the stage with False Heads, Virgin Marys, Phoxjaw, Moriaty, Pulled Apart By Horses, The Soap Girls and Mother Vulture and have played slots at festivals such as Icebreaker, Dot to Dot, The Godney Gathering, Estonia’s Tallinn Music Week and Burn It Down.
KROOKED TONGUE ARE:
Oli Rainsford - Lead Vocals, Bass
Dan Smith - Guitar, Vocals
Harry Pritchard - Drums
ONLINE:
Website: https://krookedtongue.bandcamp.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Krookedtongue
X: https://x.com/krooked_tongue
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krookedtongue
LIVE DATES:
30th November - O2 Institute 3, Birmingham (supporting The Luka State)
FOR FANS OF:
Stone Temple Pilots
Deftones
Highly Suspect
Death From Above 1979
“Sound like Queens Of The Stone Age breaking Royal Blood out of jail and showcase a band straining at the leash” - Louder
“Whilst the EP may resonate overwhelming with the angst-consumed youths, as a debut EP it is still one many others may only gawk at in the hopes that the blueprints they’ve laid out may one day be misplaced and fall into the hands of those hoping to follow in their shadow.” - Distorted Sound Mag
“The title track closes the record by ramping up the band’s playful nature while systematically breaking down defenses with its sharp melody and harder, punchier grooves. Guitar solos weave through the mosh-inducing song, making it the perfect finale for any live performance.” - Ones To Watch
“This is another fine example of British rock music setting itself on a pedestal against the rest of the world.” - HardBeat Magazine
