This is a temporary site for us at the moment. The pencil pushers and mouse movers are busying themselves at the moment in wake of a new born of Alvarez Kings sites.
The new birth of the site will be an 'all bells and whistles with a little more thought than usual' splashed everywhere across the internet. We will have a nice place for everyone to relax and talk about things they like, or infact dont like. We will contact you as and when we want through your mobile phone, who knows, we may even send you the odd video to your handset.
If you would like to book us, as a band, to play a gig please contact our manager, Nick, on 07999106666, we are also available for weddings and childrens entertainment bonanzas.
Industry peeps frequently reach band saturation point. So many guitars and post Libertines impersonators, all looking for their five minutes of fame while poufing their hair into sky high configurations of hairspray. Boys knowing only a smattering of chords while jerking across the stage as A&Rs bounce a solitary leg in accordance with how ‘buzz’ the band are.
Yet sometimes ears are pricked towards something decisive and skilled. A quirky set of songs with tub-thumping base lines, skuzzy guitars and punchy harmonies, all brought to you by four delicious men who are unafraid to enjoy their musical task. Alvarez King’s guitarist Will attests to this. “there’s so many fireworks bands who can’t really play but want to get laid and have very good shoes. I do like nice shoes though…..”
The love-child of The Strokes, We Are Scientists and The Beach Boys, labels have been pressing the band for some time now but the boys want time to perfect their tunes without too much pressure. Now the tracks are finally shaping into zippy close-knit creations. ‘Despair on the Stairs’ is a deliberately aggressive punchy indie disco hybrid while “38 Miles” is an invitation to radio play. After the rise of the Sheffield scene, press have been quick to look slightly to the right to Rotherham for a sound that is a step on. “It’s weird to watch people you know like Reverend and the Makers doing their thing. But it means you can let your sound escape at a different time,and it’s great that we were able to take a step back from the scene, as it were,” mulls Simon. “I’m really pleased with what we have, and it means our live shows really up the ante. What are you doing if every second isn’t completely driven, fantastic and lunatic?”
Indeed the band’s explosive live show is selling the band far and wide. Fresh from supporting bands such as The Enemy, the sheer animal fun that exudes from the close knit gang ensures a dancing crowd everywhere they go. Volatile, tapped and ready to freak, Alvarez Kings are on a precipice that cannot fail to see them pummel the airwaves with passion and precision
“stepping stones of refreshing brilliance, floating on a pool of bland-bands around them.” SANDMAN
“bucket-loads of attitude with cut-throat guitar riffs and a gritty charm” NME
“I feel saved! What songs!” COMA MAGAZIN
07/02/08 Panik!Attack! @ Chester University SU
13/02/08 The Plug w/ Royworld (14+) Sheffield
15/02/08 Stone Roses Bar York
17/02/08 BBC Radio Humberside Raw Talent (Live Session) Hull
20/02/08 Club Independance @ The Cell Lincoln
25/02/08 Hope & Anchor London
29/02/08 Amplified! @ Inside Out w/ The Displacements Darlinton
05/03/08 Blow Up @ Metro London
07/03/08 Carters Old No.7 w/ The Headliners Barnsley
15/03/08 The Big White Tent @ Fargate, Sheffield
21/03/08 The Undergorund Club @ The Priory Doncaster
22/03/08 The Borderline (Headline Show) London
29/03/08 Censored’s Club SOS @ Junktion 7 Nottingham
30/03/08 The Loft, Xscape w’ ultCult Castleford
11/04/08 Boilerooms Guilford
14/04/08 Huddersfield University w/ The Headliners Huddersfield
26/04/08 Hope & Anchor London, London and South East
24/05/08 Klub Kute @ The Cooler Bristol
09/08/08 Digital Corruptions - "FreeFest 08"
If you would like to get in contact with us please do not hesitate to do so. We can be reached by any of the following means.
M:
07999106666
E:alvarezkings@hotmail.co.uk
If you think you would like to talk to any members of the band, so severe searching on Myspace will no doubt see you talking to them within the hour.
We hope you like it here. We do.
