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Exit Kid
Exit Kid
country: UK
genre: Rock
styles: Indie Rock, Grunge, 90S, Alternative
This I Know
Single
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Exit Kid return all guns blazing with yet another rip-roaring cut ‘This I Know’, set to arrive October 27th. This comes alongside the announcement of their sophomore EP ‘Basis’ which will be unleashed December 10th.
Reminiscent of 90’s grunge-pop, ‘This I Know’ is scaffolded by thickly distorted guitars that chug beneath Türkmen’s (vocals, guitar) playfully saccharine vocals - it’s like the sonic representation of a cartoon smiley face printed on a hole-laden tee-shirt, pinned and pierced to keep it from falling to pieces. In contrast to their brooding sonic palette, Exit Kid aren’t afraid to poke fun at it all, their lyrics often studded with irony: “‘This I Know’ is about how we pull the wool over our own eyes rather than deal with the messiness of reality. An opinion is now a hill to die upon.”
Emre Türkmen and Dylan Bell (drums) met fatefully during the 2017 tour of Emre’s former band, Years and Years. The new friends would go on to found “Metal Night” - a much anticipated event that occurred once a week backstage where they’d rally the roadies and play 90’s and 00’s hard rock as loud as was tolerable. It’s here that the two would come to form what we now know as Exit Kid and the pair have been a deafeningly defiant force ever since.
With their spirited brand of punk infused grunge that heralds 90’s heavyweights such Smashing Pumpkins, Pixies and Blur, it’s no wonder the duo have found praise from the likes of NME, The Independent, Stereogum, DIY, The Line of Best Fit, Dork, Clash among others.
Mixed by John Catlin (Led Zeppelin, The Killers, Foals) and mastered by Robin Schmidt (The 1975, Wolf Alice, The Black Keys), Exit Kid’s ‘This I Know’ is out October 27th and will be available on all digital platforms.
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