Kagoule: Momentum
Kagoule are three teenagers from Nottingham. They are one of the best new bands in Britain. A bold claim, certainly – and music is no competition – but these three friends since childhood are currently crafting some of the most dynamic guitar music out there. Theirs is an output that exists in the type of self-created world that can only be constructed by people who have come of age together. Who have shared their formative, life-changing moments. Who know who they are and where they are going.
Fiercely independent and with a steadfast vision for the minutiae of every aspect of their presentation, Kagoule are band born out of the school-yard, the trio of Cai Burns, Lucy Hatter and Lawrence English coming together a half decade ago. “We represent the sound of boredom,” says Hatter, of the band’s inception. “The sound of three 15 year olds wanting to do something,” says Hatter.
Recorded while still in their teens, Kagoule’s debut album Urth draws on a wealth of unexpected influences – the best US underground obscurities of the 80s and 90s, the dark folk music of Pentangle and playing style of Bert Jansch, contemporary fantasy and sci-fiction literature, ancient wood-cut artwork and so much more. Sound-wise they recall the energy and ideas of Bikini Kill, the sugar-dusted grunge of Smashing Pumpkins and the angular rhythms and confrontational post-hardcore blueprint of Fugazi, Slint and fellow Nottingham band Bob Tilton. They now embark on their much anticipated 2nd album with new fury.
The funding will be used primarily to produce Kagoule’s second album. Their debut album Urth was released in October 2015 to much acclaim and the band have an incredible set of songs and creative ambition for the follow-up. The fund will also pay for video production and support PR/Marketing campaigns – all of which running alongside a busy touring schedule. The band are still open to working with labels to further extend what they are able to achieve with this release, but the funding will enable the band to move quickly and continue with the progress made over last year.