1. Leather Penny
2. Blood of a Dove
3. Wet Your Knives
4. Gwant
5. Good Graphics
6. Nih
7. Sport
8. A hint of rennit, innit
9. Count to nine
10. K(l)ong
Release date: Monday 13th July 2009. Click the artwork to order
‘Snake Magnet’ will be released on Monday 13th July 2009 on CD/DVD digipak and all major download sites. The first 100 preorders come with an individual limited, hand drawn numbered and signed piece of artwork taken from the Leather Penny Video Shoot.
Press:
“If you like Shellac and Fugazi, consider Kong the toxic shock syndrome version; they will more than likely please your ears but definitely give you a side of nausea. How do I know? Cos I’ve got a copy of their hideously good debut album ‘Snake Magnet’ playing right now. Check it out upon its release on July 13th or I’ll send a scary baboon round to your gaff to set your eyelids on fire. Just messing. I’ll send Kong” – NME
“One of the best live bands in the UK right now” – Dan Carter BBC Radio 1
“Welcome to Kong's world. It's a world of heavy punk and cellotaped faces (leading to pretty scary gigs). You'd be mad not to enter – and you'll probably leave it madder still” Artrocker
“Manchester mob definitively kick the pop out of the punk with this raw and abrasive track with a hefty dose of Fugazi lurking beneath the surface.” Kerrang
"Kong might just be the best band in Britain right now. Ferociously powerful, stunningly inventive, and equal doses of scary and humorous." Dirtyzine
Tickets here:
Kong is not a name chosen by accident. It does not describe an effeminate collection of callow fuckers thrust together by a desire to look plucked or sound eager to please.
All are/were/shall be in other, perhaps more commercially viable bands, which is notable only because it fills out their biography and creates the impression of a deeper back-story, which becomes, by definition, massively interesting to idiots. Yes, Nancy was in Jane's Addiction, and Milicent founded ITV.
Kong's music, such as it is, takes all the risibly obnoxious elements of lots of very loud, credible bands, feeds it non-brand specific lager, then comes on it in its sleep.
In truth, they are difficult band to describe unless you're a music journalist, in which case you'd probably pick a large animal (elephant, dinosaur or a fantastical creature of myth) and put it in an unusual place (Middlesbrough) with predictably madcap results.
In summary - the first time I saw them play I felt a burning sensation on my arm and realised that I had developed eczema.
Not got one yet, what did you end up doping about mastering?i'll send my address to the number I have for you in my phone if you don't get it let me know and i'll send you a private message here. have a quick scoop over to Whitewoodrecordingstudio.com but it only got a basic page at the moment and a few pics. take care
congratulations on finally delivering! saw a review at NME.com (new tank album got into that as well, good week for my recordings, eh?).I have got my own studio now, you guys should come over and start working on the next Album so it can be out by 2011 :-) all the best, rob
Got my pre-order in the post today. I "lol"d. Hurry up and die so it's worth 1,000,000,000,000,000 pounds. Gunna chap it on in the car and scare all the suburban kids in the sunshine. Summer hit of the century. xoxo (P.S. - Don't die.)
Hey guys, we are putting on a showcase of new Manchester bands soon, would be great to see you there!
The Gut and The Girth proudly present...
A diverse line up to introduce you to a bunch of new and/or up and coming Manchester bands, intended as a celebration of the seemingly unending reserves of creative energy possessed by Manchester's musicians!
Cadences [http://www.myspace.com/cadencesuk] Ex members of Blueprint to a Downfall create massive metallic soundscapes, with an ear for a hook and clever usage of shifting dynamics.
Dear Brutus [http://www.myspace.com/brutusmcr] Minus the Bear meets Polar Bear Club. Or somewhere between Alexisonfire and Friendly Fires. So there's a definite bears and fires theme.
The FTSE 100 Various gents, including members of The Freezing Fog and Burnst, play music for fans of Don Cabellero and Stevie Wonder.
Wir nehmen an der Aktion Nazis aus dem Takt bringen teil. Mit unserem Song Kopfkino treten wir dafür ein, Grenzen des Denkens abzubauen und kritisch mit sich selbst umzugehen, um Ignoranz und Hass zu überwinden. Mit einem Klick auf folgenden Banner gelangt ihr auf die Seite, auf der ihr für uns stimmen könnt. Man kann bis zum 10.7. täglich seine Stimme abgeben. Das geht ganz schnell und vielleicht können wir dann schon bald auf einem großen Konzert mit vielen namhaften Künstlern unsere Kunde verbreiten. Wir würden uns wahnsinnig über Deine Unterstützung freuen!
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