TRACK REVIEW: Kites – Wake Up

Like a nostalgic alarm clock going off from the early 00s, Wake Up is the new single from Newcastle’s alternative indie rock band Kites that demands you don your knackered Converse, pop on your fake Ray Ban sunnies and step out into the world.

While staying true to their previous work, Wake Up sees the band push their boundaries sonically and develop into a warm musical hug. Dandering drums mixed with drowning guitars speaks to a wistful desire to return to a childhood dreamlike state; where everything was simpler and easier, and how sometimes, it’s where we would rather be, wrapped up in our memories and naive experiences – instead of having to forge ahead and brave the harshness of modern life.