The global economy is in freefall. House repossessions are at a high. Woolworths is no more. But forget the credit crunch for a moment: Manchester four piece, Kid British are here to sprinkle some interest-free sunshine on what could be a bleak and bankrupt springtime.
Kid British are well poised to lift the gloom this year. Having drawn on the street smart sound of pop heavyweights Blur and Madness, the four piece - who were recently polled above Oasis in a survey of Manchester's best bands - have allied their songwriting craft to a ballsy hip hop production. The results are a rude boy mix of club-friendly beats and bedroom-styled harmonies as evidenced by their Leave London EP (2008) and this year's debut album, Are You Alright? Meanwhile, a riotous live sound has them earmarked as one of the must see new bands of 2009.
The band have recently released their debut single proper 'Our house is dadless' which got single of the week on XFM and radio 1, and was subsequently added to the radio 1 and XFM playlist and championed by Chris Moyles daily on his morning show. They have recently recorded a cover of the Killers track 'All these things' alongside Pixie Lott, Tynchey Stryder, Ironik and Ndubz as part of the 'I got soul' Urban collective with all proceeds going towards the Warchild children's charity.
Uniquely the band are releasing their debut album 'It was this or football' (Mercury/Universal) in 2 halves to reflect the album title. The '1st half ' is released on July 20th with the '2nd half' and 'full time' editions released in late September.