Kingswood release New Single & Video ‘Golden’

The video directed by Matt Campbell of ‘Some Motherfucker’s Gotta Pay’ notoriety was shot over two days at Parramatta’s Historic War Memorial Swimming Centre. The clip features burgeoning Olympic diver, Brittany O’Brien, who was selected to compete at the Rio Olympics in 2016 after her performance at the National Championships. Laska explains, “I hit her up on insta to explain the idea after having researched the Olympic diving team as she perfectly fit the aesthetic for the character, after a few phone calls, we put it together and off we went”.

“The Golden video reflects the idea of a lonesome high, particularly in retrospect, using diving as the metaphor. I’ve often thought diving must be so exhilarating / euphoric but only really enjoyed by the few who pursue it. In a way, it reflects that ideas behind the song by representing elements of that feeling only you are left with after a specific emotional experience.”

KINGSWOOD released the first taste of new music since their 2014top 10ARIA debut album Microscopic Wars in October last year. ‘Creepin’’ described by triple j as “a smoky bait-and-switch that draws you in with moody guitar and vocalist Fergus Linacre’s soulful growl before broadsiding you with dirty, leather-scuffing riffage” was added straight to the stations playlist, just came in at #48 in the triple j Hottest 100 2016 and and has garnered over 420k online streams.

After Hours, Close To Dawn, which has already been named in Rolling Stone Australia’s 50 Most Anticipated Albums of 2017 as well as The Herald Sun’s Biggest New Albums in 2017, sees KINGSWOOD move to the frontline of innovators in Australian music. It mixes compelling R’n’B grooves with soaring rock & roll, garage soul and space-age experimentation. It’s an eclectic collection of music, but it’s all connected by the defining element that is the trio’s creative DNA. No matter what shape they take, these songs are still instantly recognizable as pure KINGSWOOD.

On Thursday 16th February, KINGSWOOD, will be hosting a one night only After Hours, Close To Dawn pop-up bar at The Black Pearl in Fitzroy, Melbourne. The evening kicks off at 6pm till late and is a celebration of the new album where fans, friends and family get a sneak peak of the influences around the band’s second album. The band will be spinning jams all night long; a sneaky little snapshot of the new album’s influences and styles from the band themselves. For entry, RSVP via KINGSWOOD’s Facebook page http://tab.fo/KingswoodRSVP

The band has also announced local supports for their fourteen-date, triple j supported, national headline album tour. Joining KINGSWOOD on the road will be Brisbane vibe-punks WAAX, Tasmanian artist Maddy Jane, with her rollicking, indie-pop as well as Melbourne thrash-punk quintet Batz. The After Hours, Close To Dawn tour kicks off on March 23 and tickets are selling fast, go to kingswoodband.com.