Spring King Explained

Spring King
Origin:	Macclesfield, England, UK
Genre:	Garage rock, indie rock, pop punk
Years Active:	–2018
Label:	Island Records
Current Members:	Tarek Musa Pete Darlington Andy Morton James Green

Spring King were a four-piece English garage rock band from Macclesfield, who played at SXSW in 2015.^[1] They are "a small-scale, art-pop-punk project based in Manchester".^[2] They began as a solo project in 2012 of songwriter and producer Tarek Musa, who also sings and plays drums.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notably, their track "City" was the first song played on Beats 1 by Zane Lowe.^{[2] [6]}

Two of their songs, “City” and “Tell Me If You Like To” were featured on the soundtrack of the 2017 racing sim Gran Turismo Sport.

"Who Are You?" is on the soundtrack of the 2016 soccer game FIFA 17.

Spring King was the supporting act for the Kaiser Chiefs, 'Stay Together Tour' (February - March 2017). They also supported Kasabian at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax and the Royal Albert Hall.

Spring King disbanded in November 2018.^[7]

Frontman Tarek Musa began a solo project in 2019 under the name Dead Nature, releasing his first EP on 26 July of the same year. Guitarist Pete Darlington and bass player James Green have continued to work together, their band Meadow Meadow released its debut self-titled EP on 19 August 2020.

Discography

Albums

• Tell Me If You Like To (10 June 2016) – UK No. 71^[8]
• A Better Life (31 August 2018)

Extended plays

• Demons (8 September 2014)^[9]
• They're Coming After You (20 April 2015)^[10]

Singles

• "Mumma" (3 March 2014)
• "Who Are You?" (28 October 2015)
• "Rectifier" (17 February 2016)
• "The Summer" (28 April 2016)
• "Detroit" (16 May 2016)
• "Animal" (2 May 2018)
• "Us Vs. Them" (31 May 2018)
• "The Hum" (17 July 2018)

External links

• Spring King | Facebook

Notes and References

1. Web site: SXSW 2015 In Review - NME Writers Have Their Say On The Best New Bands. NME.COM. NME.COM.
2. Spring King: meet the first ever band played on Apple's Beats 1. Wired UK.
3. Web site: Monger. Timothy. Spring King - Artist Biography. Allmusic. 17 December 2015.
4. News: Vincent. Alice. New music: Spring King. 17 December 2015. The Telegraph. 21 August 2015.
5. Web site: Spring King - Artist Profile. eventseeker.com. en. 2020-03-17.
6. News: Milton. Jamie. How Spring King Finally Broke Through. 17 December 2015. DIY. 14 October 2015.
7. Web site: Moore . Sam . All the bands who split up in 2018 . NME . 16 December 2018 . 12 May 2021.
8. Web site: Official Albums Chart Top 100 (17 June 2016 – 23 June 2016). UK Albums Chart. Official Charts Company. 13 July 2016.
9. Web site: Peris. Bill. UK band Spring King released single and EP (streams), coming to NYC for CMJ including three free shows. BrooklynVegan. 17 December 2015. 2 October 2014.
10. News: Homewood. Ben. 9 Great Albums That May Have Passed You By This Week. 17 December 2015. NME. 13 April 2015.