Leicester's Kyte have announced that they will be playing 23 dates across the UK over the next few months.
The live shows will see them play with celebrated 20-year old Icelandic indie composer Ólafur Arnalds at London's Monto Water Rats on the 14 February, as well as a tour in April with the acclaimed Leeds band iLiKETRAiNS, which will include a date at London's Bush Hall. The live shows will support the release of their stunningly beautiful and ambitious self-titled debut album, released on the 18 February 2008 through KIDS Records. Tipped by the NME and Channel 4 Music as being one of the bands to watch in 2008, NME have recently lauded Kyte as having "massive soundscapes, like Maps fronting My Bloody Valentine".
Live dates:
30 Jan LONDON The Metro (supp Dawn Landes)
14 Feb LONDON Monto Water Rats with Ólafur Arnalds
1 March WAKEFIELD Escobar
2 March LONDON Macbeth (with Frightened Rabbit)
4 March CARDIFF Barfly
5 March LEICESTER Sumo
6 March LUTON Club NME
7 March BIRMINGHAM Barfly
9 March LIVERPOOL Barfly
11 March GLASGOW Commercial
12 March EDINBURGH Henrys Cellar
13 March DUNDEE Fat Sams
14 March ABERDEEN The Tunnels
11 April LEICESTER Sumo
iLiKETRAiNS' tour dates:
21 April BRIGHTON Barfly
22 April LONDON Bush Hall
23 April COLCHESTER Arts Centre
24 April OXFORD Academy 2
25 April NOTTINGHAM Bodega
28 April LANCASTER Library
29 April YORK Fibbers
30 April MANCHESTER Roadhouse
With an average age of only 20, Kyte have crafted a collection of epic pop songs with a mastery beyond their years. Recalling the glacial soundscapes of Sigur Rós, the bombast of Mew and the melodic sensibility of Death Cab For Cutie, Kyte's songs will resonate with all fans of beautiful and ambitious pop music.
Despite having only one previous release to their name - a 7" release of 'Planet' on Sonic Cathedral - Kyte have already captured many hearts. Maps' remix of b-side 'Secular Ventures' gained widespread plaudits in the indie and dance press alike, and in the US their track 'Boundaries' was used on a nationally aired advert for The Sopranos on HBO. The electronic tinge to their music (recalling Four Tet or Boards of Canada) has led to supports with The Whip and Maps, as well as winning the acclaim of Ulrich Schnauss.
"Unashamedly epic and unrelentingly beautiful" - NME
"From hushed semi-electronica to an all-out barrage of ecclesiastical noise...It's positively hymnal" - the Guardian
"They're the stuff of dream-pop dreams, blessed with a compellingly insular intensity...they're looking thoroughly poised to soar." - The Fly
