“Horn-fuelled filth-funk, where punk & jazz combine in grimy circumstances” NME
“A frenetic groove-filled glimpse of what’s to come” DIY
“One of the UK’s most exciting new bands” Clash
“Always at the peril of derailing but somehow still in control – the adrenaline rush that comes from both situations is addictive” Dork
Brighton risers Opus Kink release eagerly anticipated second EP ‘My Eyes, Brother!’, out today (May 19th)
Partnering with the cult indie label for their extended release, the enigmatic sextet’s continuous progression shows no signs of slowing down, with the DIY Magazine Class of 2023 readying themselves for their biggest headline shows to date (including London’s iconic Village Underground) in the spring, as well as a glut of festival slots including Truck Festival and Live At Leeds In The Park over the summer months.
The follow-up to 2022 debut EP ‘‘Til The Stream Runs Dry’, ‘My Eyes, Brother!’ has already spawned acclaimed lead singles ‘Dust’, ‘1 : 18’ and ‘Children’, adding to their irrepressible musical patchwork of chaotic brilliance and garnering plentiful plaudits from key press champions (The Sunday Times, The Independent, NME, DIY, So Young, Dork, Clash, Gigwise, Under The Radar) and radio tastemakers in the process, with two appearances on the BBC 6 Music playlist (Steve Lamacq, Lauren Laverne) and repeated support on BBC Radio 1 (Jack Saunders).
Speaking ahead of their EP release, frontman Angus Rogers stated: “Our new EP ‘My Eyes, Brother!’ is a loose collection of dream and nightmare sequences. The narrators, proudly unreliable, don their various faces with much bad taste. The bad friend, serial progenitor, shame-wracked voluntary celibate and love-wracked ex-pimp are reading Ecclesiastes on Goodreads together. Their tummies are funny. They are asking themselves, as we ask our own selves: how to defecate up the walls, find our reflections in car windows, stop to tongue-kiss those reflections, run away in grief, break our teeth on a handrail, crawl home to a locked door and somehow still feel sexy?”
Opus Kink’s ‘My Eyes, Brother!’ (EP) is out today (May 19th) via Nice Swan Records and available on all digital platforms.
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Opus Kink is Angus Rogers (lead vocals, guitars), Sam Abbo (bass, backing vocals), Fin Abbo (drums, percussion), Jazz Pope (keys, synth, backing vocals), Jack Banjo Courtney (trumpet), Jed Morgans (saxophone)
‘My Eyes, Brother!’ (EP) Tracklist
01 – Chains
02 – Dust
03 – Children
04 – Tin of Piss
05 – Malarkey
06 – Piping Angels
07 – 1 : 18
Live Dates
19th May – Band On The Wall, Manchester
20th May – King Tuts, Glasgow
21st May – ZEROX, Newcastle
23rd May – Village Underground, London
26th May – Bearded Theory Festival, Derby
27th May – Live At Leeds In The Park
27th May – Dot to Dot Festival, Bristol
28th May – Dot To Dot Festival, Nottingham
1st June – Bedford Esquires, Bedford
2nd June – Patterns, Brighton
9th June – Music Barn Festival, Kettering
10th June – Long Division Festival, Wakefield
21st July – Truck Festival, Oxford
11th August – Stockton, Ku Bar
16th August – Tunbridge Wells, Forum
17th August – Newport, Le Pub
18th August – Exeter, Cavern
19th August – Margate, Where else
20th August – St Albans, The Horn
2nd December – Cambridge, Mash
3rd December – Hull, Polar Bear
5th December – Sheffield, Yellow Arch
6th December – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
7th December – Nottingham, Bodega
8th December – Bristol, Thekla
9th December – Southampton, The Loft
10th December – Oxford, The Bullingdon
12th December – Brighton, Concorde 2