KNOCK OUT KAINE

Knock Out Kaine are from the Midlands region of the UK. They are a four piece, consisting of Dean Foxx on vocals, Jimmy Bohemian on guitar, L F B on bass and drummer Danny Krash. The band were voted best unsigned act of 2007/8 by Kerrang! and have recently finished a 22 date stint as support to ex-GnR drummer Steven Adler’s band, Adler’s Appetite, throughout Europe and the UK. I have to admit that sleaze is not my favourite genre of rock but I have to say that the three tracks that comprise this EP show a depth and musical maturity that is lacking from many bands of this type. The EP consists of a ballad sandwiched between two up tempo rockers. First up is ‘Little Crystal’ which begins with a Van Halen 1984 style intro and continues in a melodic but very heavy vein. The aforementioned ballad, ‘Coming Home’; it starts with acoustic guitar and builds nicely over the next six minutes. This track in particular displays the maturity that I mentioned earlier. ‘Going Down’ is the final track on the EP and has innuendo laden lyrics and, in style, is similar to the opening track. The EP is very well produced, with the guitar sound having a real crunch to it. Each band member puts in a decent performance on this release and I think the band can be proud of their efforts. The tracks can be heard on the band’s website and I would recommend a visit to check them out. They’re also playing live across England in the next few months, including dates in London, Nottingham and Lincoln. To sum up, this is an excellent release from an up and coming UK band and, hopefully, we’ll be hearing a lot more from Knock Out Kaine over the next year.

LABEL:

FORMAT:

Knock Out Kaine Records

EP

KANDYKAINE

Review by Dave Uphill

RUNNING TIME:

14:38

RELEASE DATE:

14th March 2011

TRACK LISTING

1) Little Crystal
2) Coming Home
3) Going Down

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:

UK

"...the three tracks that comprise this EP show a depth and musical maturity that is lacking from many bands of this type."