Kent’s Springtide Cavalry released their comeback single ‘Save An Old Soul’ last month. We recently caught up with them to find out what they have been up to.
What music are you currently listening to?
Kev: Soundgarden, Motorhead. Black Sabbath, The Allman Brothers.
Weeksy: Pearl Jam, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, ELO.
Sean: The Black Crowes, Peter Green, Freddie King, Idles
Andy: Monks road social, Teskey brothers,
Baely, Jazz Morley...
Was there a moment or a song perhaps, that sparked the idea of getting the band back together?
Yeah, it started with me (Kev, Vocals/Guitar) and Andy (Drum’s) working on a new song, initially looking to start a new band. When we discussed putting a track out, I mentioned STC! Then we spoke to Weeksy (bass) & Sean (Guitar), we started rehearsing, more new songs came, then once word got out we got offers for some gigs locally and across the UK. So the ball started rolling quickly, until C19 hit everyone!
Has lockdown been altering your song-writing ideas?
Lockdown so far has been positive and negative! Positives are having time to focus on learning/practicing/writing, it’s also given us time to think about music, life, how to be relevant and working in 2020 when you have no idea what’s around the corner.
Negatives is the fact you can’t play live which this day & age is really the lifeline of a band, especially when the real money is in merchandise and getting your music to people on the LIVE circuit. Also we selfishly LOVE playing in a band with each other as first & foremost we are all best mates !
'Save An Old Soul' has great urgency, has getting the band back together felt like a second chance not to be wasted?
That is definitely one of the many reasons, Also the time just felt right, it seemed to work for everyone and the more we’ve been active the more we want to achieve! We can not wait to be able to play live again!
What can we expect from the next two singles due out this summer?
Well they are both high energy, rocking tunes. Myself (Kev, Guitar/Vocals) & Sean (2nd Guitar/Vocals) both share out lead vocals on certain songs, so you can also expect that...
We don’t want to recreate the wheel, we are essentially a rock band that do our best to write good songs.