{"id":40197,"date":"2024-04-13T17:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-13T21:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40197"},"modified":"2024-04-08T19:41:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-08T23:41:52","slug":"keg-return-with-off-kilter-single-michael-phelps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40197","title":{"rendered":"KEG return with off-kilter single \u2018Michael Phelps\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>London-based collective\u00a0KEG\u00a0has shared their\u00a0new single <em>Michael Phelps<\/em> which is out now via\u00a0Alcopop! Records\u00a0on all good digital platforms.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Built around a crunching\u00a0Melvins-esque grunge riff colliding headlong with staccato\u00a0Talking Heads\u00a0witticisms and sparkling splashes of intertwining lead guitar, the new track is an unlikely ode to American former competitive swimmer and most-decorated Olympian of all time, Michael Phelps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commenting on the new track the band said:\u00a0<em>\u201cAs the end times grow near, it&#8217;s important to brush up on your aquatic exercises and pay homage to the impending great overlord Michael Phelps. His coronation is approaching so we consider it only appropriate that he should have an anthem. Like a worm thirsting for nutrients in the starved soil of a playpark in Burnley, the people of earth are craving a leader with the aquatic finesse akin to a powerful sea otter.\u201d<\/em> Watch the video for <em>Michael Phelps<\/em> via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V3V1M7dbwWk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Following a hectic 2023 of touring and festival appearances at\u00a0Green Man, End of The Road, Live At Leeds, Latitude\u00a0and a string of dates across Europe, the new track is the first new material from the collective since 2023 standalone single \u2018Quip Quash\u2019, and the band&#8217;s critically acclaimed debut EP\u00a0\u2018Girders,\u2019 which was released on Alcopop! Records\/BMG in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KEG have seen riotous acclaim at press and radio with multiple champions at\u00a0BBC 6Music \u2014where Steve Lamacq, Craig Charles and Chris Hawkins have all heaped praise on the outfit\u2014and major support from publications including\u00a0NME, CLASH, DIY\u00a0(where the band were featured in the annual \u2018Class of 2023\u2019 tip list),\u00a0DORK, So Young, CLUNK\u00a0more, touring with the likes of\u00a0Squid and\u00a0Talk Show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Band members Albert (vocals), Joel (bass), and Will (synth) grew up together around the seaside Yorkshire town of Bridlington, and like many artists growing up in the provinces, they shared a yearning to leave. 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