Spring King
Spring King were a four-piece English garage rock band from Macclesfield, who played at SXSW in 2015. They are "a small-scale, art-pop-punk project based in Manchester". They began as a solo project in 2012 of songwriter and producer Tarek Musa, who also sings and plays drums.
Notably, their track "City" was the first song played on Beats 1 by Zane Lowe.
Two of their songs, "City" and "Tell Me If You Like To" were featured on the soundtrack of the 2017 racing sim Gran Turismo Sport, with the former also being featured in Asphalt Legends Unite.
"Who Are You?" is on the soundtrack of the 2016 football game FIFA 17.
Spring King was the supporting act for the Kaiser Chiefs, 'Stay Together Tour' (February - March 2017). They also supported Kasabian at the Victoria Theatre, Halifax and the Royal Albert Hall.
Spring King disbanded in November 2018.
Frontman Tarek Musa began a solo project in 2019 under the name Dead Nature, releasing his first EP on 26 July of the same year. Guitarist Pete Darlington and bass player James Green have continued to work together, their band Meadow Meadow released its debut self-titled EP on 19 August 2020.
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