We recently played a handful of small shows to test out some of the new songs from our Album Lose Your Self. No, we did not write Hard Day’s Night. That was written by the Beatles but I sang it because we were in the legendary venue the Cavern.
Unfortunately and for reasons I won’t go into we had to postpone the first show in Dublin which meant things got off to a shaky start. Liverpool however was great. Then Kingston. The room was intensely hot as there was no ventilation. In an absolutely packed room with a tiny stage it got a little claustrophobic then a couple of songs before the end the fire alarm went off and we all had to evacuate. So, having the tall ceiling of the Signature Brew brewery the day after was a welcome relief.
The new songs went down extremely well, I thought. Especially considering that the audience only had a couple of weeks to get to know the songs.
We have Australia next. Back to some bigger rooms which will be nice and also going to some spots we’ve never been to before. The relentless travel for Aussie tours can be exhausting so we’ll have to take every moment we can to rest and relax.
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‘Find Out The Hard Way…’ music video is out now. Taken from the new album LOSE YOUR SELF also out now in its entirety.
Directed by @jasper_visuals .
Watch and listen now at link in bio. 🩵
Hello. There are lots of reasons why one may not have realised that my band @entershikari released our eighth studio album last Friday. So, I’m here to tell you that it happened and you should give it a listen.
The album took us a long time to finish. The writing and recording of it was fractured by tours and private life events and religious holidays etc etc. getting it over the finish line came to a stressful head when we came up against the hard deadline. But we did it, and we are very pleased with and proud of the final product; Lose Your Self.
It is a heavier album than we expected to write but there is still plenty of great melody in there. Some big smashing beats and some delicate heartfelt lyrics. I don’t think there is a song on it I’m not looking forward to playing live.
So, I implore you to go stream it on whichever streaming service you choose. Then, if you like what you hear please do purchase a physical copy of it from our webstore. We have vinyl, CDs and cassettes. If you don’t think it’s worth a purchase well then thank you for giving it a try anyway.
Rob x
‘Find Out The Hard Way…’ music video, directed by @jasper_visuals receives its premiere tomorrow evening at 8pm BST over on our YouTube channel (direct link in bio). We’ll be joining in the live comments to answer questions and chat for bit too.
I’ve been following Kilne for a while now as I love what they do. Danny approached me and asked if I’d like to jump on a track with them and I said fuck yeah! I had so much fun recording this track and filming the video (as I’m sure you can tell). They’re a fantastic band and I just wish they lived down south so I could play with them more.
You can hear the new track Movement of Whale by @kilneband feat. yours truly now on your streaming service. Enjoy!
‘Movement of the Whale’ out Friday 13th March!
‘Movement of the Whale’ is our interpretation of a song by British electronic artist SevenDoors. We chose this track to let our surdo drummers truly shine!
It also features a special guest performance by drummer @robwrolfe , who goes head to head in a drum battle with KiLNE’s drummer in chief and co-founder @dannyshawdrummer 🙌
Out Friday 13th March. Pre-save at the link in our bio.
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Alex & Ben chat to the Saint of St Albans and founding member of legendary band Enter Shikari, @robwrolfe . From the early days of travelling around in the Shikari Ferrari to their upcoming 2026 World Tour.
Yesterday I had the privilege and absolute pleasure of being one of the judges for the @zildjiancompany UK Young Drummer of the Year competition.
The talent on stage was absolutely insane. Honestly. They were all under the age of 17 I was blown away from the very first to the very last of them. Not only were they incredible drummers but also the loveliest people. We judges got the chance to speak to each of the individually and they were all such sweet, honest, passionate people. Every single one is guaranteed to go on to have a great career in drumming (if that’s what they choose). I can’t imagine how nervous I would have been to do that but hearing them talking about how supportive all the rest of them were in the warm up room before it was their turn made me feel so proud to be a drummer. I love this community so much. We’re the best!
The contestants were so inspiring your bet your arse the first thing I did when I got home was got behind my kit to try and play some of the stuff they were doing!
It was an incredibly close call, in the end there was only one point in it! But, I think the right player won. Congratulations to all of the contestants, I had an extremely difficult job judging.
Enter Shikari have a long history with Japan. We’ve been going there since the release of Take To The Skies and it’s one of our favourite places to visit. It is with great pleasure that we announce today we’ll be heading to Tokyo for two intimate shows in May. It will be our first headline shows there in 14 years!
On a personal note, @ivorieful will be heading out there to join me so we can spend some time after the gigs getting to know the place better. It will be her first time there and my first time really exploring Japan, not just gigging. So, any recommendations? We’re partial to a live jazz club with good mocktails 🍸🎷.
GIVE ME BIG SHOWS. GIVE ME UK. GIVE ME EUROPE. GIVE ME AUSTRALIA. I WANT IT AND I WANT IT NOW. GIVE ME ALL THE PEOPLE. GIVE ME ALL THE PRODUCTION. GIVE ME ALL THE MUSIC. GIMME GIMME GIMME
