Kobadelta are the Newcastle based 5-piece who we've posted about many times before, and for good reason! They play a unique brand of dark and brooding 'indie-psych-rock'. In the last year they've been invited to perform a live session for BBC Introducing, have been selected to headline the Tanners stage at Evolution Emerging Festival in Newcastle, as well as many more festivals.
Things are on the up for the five-some, and their VHS effect video is streaming on It's All Indie exclusively today. Their next gig is Stockton Calling 2016 on Saturday 26th March on a huge bill including the likes of Reverend & The Makers, Blossoms and Dutch Uncles. You can watch the video below.
"If you go down to the woods today, ignore what the TV has to say". The video itself may be tongue in cheek, but the song is rooted in the idea of mass media manipulation that we’re continually seeing. The media in this country is well established at pushing stereotypes, be it of the poor, of those on benefits, of immigrants or even just of 'The North' in general – and this stigmatisation is to fuel their own interests, namely the interests of those with the money and power to manipulate the media.
They can attribute blame onto whoever they desire to divert attention from those who are the real cause via prolific blanket coverage of whatever suits their needs – or a total media blackout of whatever doesn’t. We essentially have entire papers and TV channels that are puppets to those in power, and in turn we all risk being puppets by default. We know you aren’t all mugs, but others think differently. No one seems prepared to take blame for situations we find ourselves in, instead they shift the blame to their advantage in an endless cycle of finger pointing. We're forever being told that "we're in this thing together", but the reality couldn't be further from the truth... Blame It On Me.
Kobadelta's new single is on their latest EP - "Open Visions" - and you can pick it up here.
This is the first track from the forthcoming "The Hidden Door" EP, released on February 14th 2014. FREE download for one week only... so grab it while you can!
You've voted it into the final, so here it is - Kobadelta's track "When It Rains It Pours" - the song is a rumbly slice of indie-psych-rock that has worked its way into our hearts!
The new band out of Newcastle are Kobadelta, and we've got their even newer track "When It Rains It Pours" as our 'Track of the week'. You may remember this as a free download earlier last week, and we ended up loving so much we thought to share it with you all one more time! The synth infused track has hints of surf and alt-rock riffs reminiscent of Muse and Bloc Party. Recently they've been mentioned by "Crack Magazine" as 'A rumbly slice of indie-psych-rock', and we totally agree!
The bluesy phyc-rock sound has got them into a nice little corner of the 'Indie spectrum' and has even got them a dedicated fan-base. What's more is that the song is a free download, now I love bands that just want to set their music free like a bird, and Kobadelta have got all of their work on soundcloud as a free download. They're a real testament to all of the other un-signed bands out there, hard work and dedication does pay off! They've recently supported Splashh (who we love) and are playing next month with fellow Geordies Bernaccia.
You should really need to check them out as I can see them and other Newcastle bands breaking out within the next year, a mini-revival is on our hands!
The new band out of Newcastle are Kobadelta, and we've got their even newer track "When It Rains It Pours" as our free download today. The synth infused track has hints of surf and alt-rock riffs reminiscent of Muse and Bloc Party. A real gem! Go and download it!
