Arkayla are a four-piece from Manchester made up of Cal Blakebrough (vocals/guitar), Finely Rubens (guitar), Theo Savage (bass), and Patrick Hanbury (drums). Banner image courtesy of the band and Debbie Ellis.
Artwork courtesy of the band.
Having formed back in 2020, they’ve already garnered attention from Guy Garvey (Elbow) on 6musicfor their debut single ‘Calling Time’. Let’s examine why:
Calling Time
The guitars are hit that sweet merry spot in a local where friends stagger arm in arm. Arkayla’s have the warmth of The K’s and the danger of The Reytons to conjure visions of a glorious Friday night out.
Frontman Blakebrough injects everything with adrenaline through his Miles Kane circa The Rascals era spiky but always melodic power. Visceral but, always welcoming, Arkayla look set to snarl their way to the hearts and minds of the guitar-loving masses of the UK.