Sundara Karma
'Loveblood'
Released 2nd March 2015.
Currently on the Radio 1 Playlist!
‘Shimmering riffs that could start a heatwave. Sublime’ - NME
‘We can all cheer that the band is now out of school, so that they can totally focus on creating more of these enchantingly addictive gems.’ - The Line of Best Fit
‘Sounding sweetly anthemic with every build and release’ - Earmilk
‘Sultry, full-bloodied indie pop from four seriously promising teens.’ - The Sun
Following on from the single ‘Indigo Puff’ in October, Reading four-piece Sundara Karma are now set to release their brilliant debut four-track EP ‘EPI' on 2nd March through 203 / Believe. From the hugely anthemic EP opener ‘Loveblood’, to the Foals-esque rhythms of ‘Waves’, the whole EP soars with thundering synths, shimmering guitars and a confidence that belies their years.
Speaking about the EP, vocalist Oscar Lulu says “"it's a collection of all the guises we have taken so far. We originally wanted to make a concept EP with all sorts of apocalyptic sound effects, but for some reason or another it came out like this. I couldn't really tell you what it is or what it's about as my idea of it changes with each listen, but it's mainly a coming of age record for kids.” Live wise Sundara Karma have started 2015 strong with dates with The Wombats, Alvvays and Darlia, along with their own headline EP launch show at the Sebright Arms on March 10.
Formed by Oscar Lulu (vocals), Haydn Evans (drummer), Ally Baty (guitarist) and Dom Cordell (bassist), the 18-year-old school friends have gone from figuring out cover versions to writing their own sunkissed, uplifting indie-pop. In 2012, after making the BBC Introducing playlist with their early track ‘Freshbloom’, they were selected to play two of the UK’s biggest festivals at Reading and Leeds. This led to a support tour with Swim Deep which culminated with a huge show at Lon-don’s Shepherds Bush Empire. Their previous singles ‘Cold Heaven’ and ‘Indigo Puff’ have caused a wave of interest in the band seeing them gain radio support from the likes of Zane Lowe, Phil and Alice, Huw Stephens, Jen and Ally, XFM Evening Playlist and Amazing A List. Having now finished school they are full time working on making the band a success.
With their innate knack for writing solid pop hooks, an infectious sense of fun surrounding the group and some interesting, unconventional methods of inspiring and grabbing the attention of their audience, this is a young band to watch.
2015 Live dates:
February 17th Garage (London) NME Awards show w/ Darlia
March 7th Thirsty at The Bowery District (Reading) - Sundara Karma’s club night
March 10th Sebright Arms (London) - EP launch
March 16h La Cigale (Paris) w/ The Wombats
More dates to be announced soon.
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