Superkings are an intricate, bitter-sweet piano-pop outfit, dealing in slow, darkly-melodic love songs as well as upbeat, jazz-imbued indie gems.

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Superkings are an intricate, bitter-sweet piano-pop outfit, dealing in slow, darkly-melodic love songs as well as upbeat, jazz-imbued indie gems.

They have become live favourites in their respective hometowns playing prestigious support slots with Jeffrey Lewis, Okkervil River, Isobel Campbell, Great Lake Swimmers and Jim Noir.

They possess that rare ability to remain both somehow timeless, while still rooting their sound in the here and now. Superkings' lyrics are the result of an unholy union of a lacerated heart and a darkly humorous mind, lending fitting gravitas to a powerful, moving sound and some beautiful arrangements. Indeed, Little Hope, Hit The Ground Running and Good To Have You Home are already classics in their own world and deserve now to be heard by a wider audience.

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Reviews

"Another first class gem, one worthy of the CD price alone, is "Hit the Ground Running". This is as good track as youâre likely to hear all year. Seriously, itâs an absolute mini-epic, full of strong lyrical imagery and an amazing piano phrase that displays an undoubted class act with an expert grasp of mood creation through sympathetic and careful song-arrangement."
Lost At Sea, December 2006.

"If you simply enjoy proper songs, clever, thought-provoking lyrics, and interesting arrangements, then Superkings are certainly an outfit worth keeping an eye on. The expert mood-setting, subtle musical contrasts and ability to allow songs to live and breathe reveal Superkings as a class act and suggests theyâre well worth catching live."
God Is In The TV Zine, December 2006.

Any band with pretensions of making it 'big' needs at least one killer track in its musical arsenal. You know the one, the track that jerks you from your sonic dogmatic slumber and makes you believe in the power of song again. It makes you say to yourself, "Now that is a blinding track" while sinking its aural hooks into you. Well, I heard one of those today. It happened when I played Secret Chiefs, a demo EP from a band called Superkings. The track's called Hit The Ground Running, an understated epic of a song, brim-full of imagery and allusion, a tale of ennui and yearning in a strange, seemingly perpetual and intense sexual relationship. This band is a definite 'one-to-watch' for 2007.
Diskant.net, December 2006.

"The band exuded gravitas, with poetic, intelligent lyrics laced around complex, thoughtful, soul-stirring arrangements⦠the lead singer delivered lyrical gems with a passion and poise in a deep baritone, richly northern voice, reminiscent of Nick Cave⦠he effortlessly [steered] songs just the right side of melodrama, racking up the tension as the band drew us into their world of drink, drugs and dysfunctional relationships."
Drowned In Sound, November 2006.

"Little Hope is an unassuming, thought-provoking demo that relies on a simplistic, raw emotion with simple yet beautiful instrumental arrangements as a backdrop that is more powerful than grand anthemic choruses and ostentatious over-compensating instrumental arrangements. Already sounding like a quiet classic, Superkings are a wonderfully talented band, deserving to be heard by many more."
Heathen Angel (demo of the week), November, 2006

"This is a band with a myriad of moods, splashed, daubed and stroked across a wide musical canvass. Mini-tragedies come alive within the intense, playful, and intriguing vignettes delivered through the warm, honest northern tones of the unassuming, yet charismatic lead singer⦠Add to this the crucial fact that they have some fantastic songs with beautifully constructed arrangements and immediate, clever, melodies, and you have a band that has the potential to go a long way. Definitely one to watch."
Penny Black Music, November 2006.

"Clever, romantic, and quite simply beautiful, Secret Chiefs displays the talent and originality of a band we should be hearing more of".
High Voltage (demo of the month), August 2006.

"Beautiful pianos and tear jerking melodies are the order of the day from Superkings. Superkings fit somewhere between Bright Eyes and Nick Cave. More euphoric than the later, more melancholy than the former. This record is sad, sweet and melodic, miserable yet uplifting". www.leedsmusicscene.net, October 2006.

"With suitably melancholy lyrics... frontman David Wright voices his inner bitterness... at the same time proving his skill as a musician when performing the extravagant keyboard parts."
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