Alex - Vocals
Springy - Guitar/Vocals
Fred - Lead Guitar
Jonny - Drums
Ash - Bass
Influences
Individual Influences:
Alex -
The Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Oasis, Elvis, Dave Clarks Five, Shack, Bob Dylan, Jonny Cash, Stone Roses, The Smiths, Nic Armstrong, Echo And The Bunnymen
Springy -
Ocean Colour Scene, the twang, Oasis, The Verve, Cast, The La's, Shack, The Seahorses, Ian Brown, The Beatles, The Small Faces, Rolling Stones, The Stands, The Rifles, Kensal Rise!
Fred -
Oasis, Metelica, Rage Against the Machine, Stone Roses, Rolling Stones, Ian Brown
Jonny -
Zak Starky, Nick Mason, John Squire, The Beatles, Fred Ashbolt
Ash -
Bob Dylan, Paul Weller, Jackson Pollock, Mick & John Head, The Smiths,
John Lennon, Sami Hyypia, The La's, The Palies, Brian Wilson, Nic Armstrong, Kurt Cobain
Sometimes people confuse an inflated ego with confidence and a willingness to speak up.
Kensal Rise are an Indie rock band from the doom and gloom that is Lincoln. Through the nights in police cells, drunken binges, street fighing, broken relationships, waking up on strangers floors & beds(thanks for the roof), unemployment/employment, broken promises, through the fall from grace, band member leaving, all the 3am conversations, for all the last minute decisions, good gigs & bad gigs, Highs and lows, drugs, booze, cigarettes, casual sex, gettin pissed on by the rain, lack of equipment, (lets rob the neighbours) from the council estates that give us fuck all to look forward to!
... And We still have time to make beautiful music!!
With Love
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To book this band to play at your venue, or for any more information message us kensal_rise@hotmail.co.uk
EP Tracks recorded at 2FLY Studios - Sheffield by Dave Sanderson
Live Tracks taken from Mezz Bar recordings 2008
The Kensal Rise's history begins in 2007 in Lincoln, England and soon, it sounds promising . Originally, Alex, Springy and Ash was an accoustic band and quickly, having material in their reefer jacket, they go to look for a drummer and a guitarist. Jonny and fred come a year ago. Since that arriving, Kensal Rise, aka theKennys, play and assure plenty of concerts with live gigs on BBC radio.
They go so well together. The band has the same influences, Beatles, Rolling Stones, La's, the Smiths, Bob Dylan, Paul Weller, Stone Roses etc.
Their Rock'n Roll style has pop sound, in the singing with chorus, in the arrangements and lyrics. The young men fit like princes, guitars swing an electric juice (not worcestershire sauce), the maracas, synthe, drums follow one after one, and combine to give a perfect matter.
Kensal Rise have rafts of songs to record and i hope they will find soon a label or will do it on their own to bring us an album this year.
It is distinctively the kind of band, if someone brings means, can soar up as Oasis and Blur once did.
Marie-Agnès
Hey there Guys, thanks for the friend request. Had a good listen to your songs. Great sound. Give us a shout if you come north, maybe Eskimo and KR could do a few dates. Take care. Tim
easy now, you added me, asked if i liked your music like, pretty spanking mate/lads whatever, theres a festival that my boss is hosting in the summer in healing near grimsby, ill get him to give you a listen see whats what coz we do need bands for it, cheers now x
Cheers for finding us - love the tunes! Your influences are very similar to ours and we make a similar sort of noise - hope you dig our choons too. Good luck, chaps.
