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 the
band
King Rat are a London rock band with heart wrenching
guitar riffs, soaring melodies and sinewy synth lines strapped
to a freight train rhythm section.
Angus Hastie - lead vocal, guitar
Matt De Bono - lead guitar, backing vocal
Sara Wax - keyboard
Luciano Mendonca - bass guitar
Garry Cappuccini - drums, backing vocal
influences
Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, Led Zeppelin, Queen, Pink Floyd.
quotes
"If operatics are your thing, stick around... When they take the Muse template down a dark, dance-rock alley they sound truly menacing." (NME)
 "And now the night. The glorious arc. The Kings Head. The
courtyard. The spirits flowed. "King Rat" was playing. Perfect.
A great band whose singer is a genuine star. They asked to support
me on tour but it had already gone. (Next year guys ;-) ). Their
set was perfect for the after show. No Quarter was
wonderful." (Fish, ex-Marillion, Aylesbury Showcase 2007)
“They obviously know a thing or two about penning songs...very
catchy melodies…It would be nice to hear more of this band
in a signed sense." (Making Music)
"The music is somewhere else. Well organised and performed,
it has an etherial quality to it …Quality musicianship." (Bull
and Gate LiveTV)
"Well produced and professional... you can't fail " (BBC
Radio 1's Rob
Da Bank)
King Rat on the radio
Following King Rat's successful Midlands tour, the band appeared
on the BBC Hereford & Worcester
Friday Session. The band were also interviewed on a previous
Session, and had an article written about them in the Worcester
News.
Listen to the BBC
London interview with keyboard rat Sara, aired on the JoAnne
Good show on BBC London radio 94.9fm.
King Rat recently featured in Samsung's
nationwide ad campaign, played on XFM in London and independent radio stations across the UK. Listen
to the radio ad featuring King Rat and Jo
Whiley. The band have also been playlisted on a number of British and international radio
stations.
gigs
King Rat have built up a strong following on the London circuit
playing venues such as The Islington Academy, Clapham Grand, Bull & Gate, The Garage, Underworld, Dublin Castle, Monto Water Rats,
West OneFour and the Halfmoon Putney, and have recently supported The Feeling, Marillion and Ray Wilson (Stiltskin / Genesis), and appeared alongside Fish at the Aylesbury Showcase Hobble on the Cobbles.
Visit the gigs page for details of where
to catch them live next.
recordings
King Rat's current album Lightning in the Mind was launched at a packed Clapham Grand. It includes 10 songs and a video. Contact
us to obtain your copy. Clips from these tracks and King Rat's debut
album are on the music page, along with 5 new recordings (currently download only).
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