UK PROG-ROCK ARTISTS
K I T E
P A R A D E
RELEASE NEW ALBUM
'R E T R O'
ZOOM TV SPECIAL EVENT
WITH
MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
SINGER/SONGWRITER
A N D Y
F O S T E R
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TO WATCH IN ITS ENTIRETY
KITE PARADE, brainchild of multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter Andy Foster, is proud to officially release the new album 'Retro', now available on the band's Bandcamp page.
THE NEW ALBUM
BY
entitled
R E T R O
AVAILABLE At
Kite Parade Bandcamp
https://kiteparade.bandcamp.com/album/retro
or
White Knight Records
Andy Foster had this to say about the new album:
“Following the amazing reaction to ‘The Way Home’, which blew me away, I am excited to be releasing Kite Parade's 2nd album ‘Retro’. I can’t seem to write a song where it doesn’t suddenly go off on a (slightly weird but hopefully interesting) tangent before coming back for a good old chorus! In some ways ‘Retro’ carries on in the same vein as ‘The Way Home’, as a couple of the tracks were written around that same time period and of course I’m once again blessed with my genius dream team of Nick D’Virgilio and Joe Crabtree on drums and Rob Aubrey at the helm for mixing and mastering.”
“Once again Steve Thorne has contributed some very thought-provoking lyrics to a couple of songs including the end of album ‘epic’ ‘Merry-Go-Round’. I think I know what it’s about, but for the definitive explanation, you’ll have to ask Steve! Stylistically, I think we’re in familiar territory but maybe ‘Retro’ has an ever so slightly darker feel. I can’t wait for everyone to listen to the album.
"After starting out as a studio-based project, I'm happy to announce that I’m in the process of putting a band together to get Kite Parade out there playing live at festivals and support slots. Exciting times ahead! After a lifetime of playing covers, I’m trying hard to imagine what it’ll feel like to perform my own songs. I just hope that I’ll be able to stop smiling long enough to actually sing!”
ABOUT
ANDY FOSTER
AND
KITE PARADE
VISIT
www.facebook.com/KiteParadeMusic
Facebook
https://kiteparade.bandcamp.com/album/retro
Bandcamp
https://www.whiteknightshop2.co.uk/
White Knight Records
KITE PARADE
DISCOGRAPHY
THE WAY HOME (2022)
RETRO (2023)
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