“They were all drinking blood in the shadows,” sing Kula Shaker in the video for the new single Charge Of The Light Brigade, which has its world premiere at MetalTalk this morning. The film finds our female protagonist escaping the charge of Mills, Darlington, Bevan and Winter-Hart, who are more like characters risen from a Hammer Horror death scene than a Lord Tennyson-inspired Crimean War troop.
The band began recording their new album in Alonza’s studio in Belgium before heading to the deepest, darkest Devon to lay down the rest. “It was laid down live very quickly, and this was the first,” Crispian told MetalTalk about the new single Charge Of The Light Brigade.
Kula Shaker – Charge Of The Light Brigade
“It’s a very heavy-sounding record, considering there’s no electric guitar on it. The drums and acoustic guitar were recorded at the same time onto the same microphone. Space echo, fuzz bass and harpsichord were added afterwards.”
Kula Shaker – Allusions To Spiritual Vampires
Filmed at All Saints Church by Putney Bridge, Charge Of The Light Brigade may have allusions to spiritual vampires and the fairy cavalcade of Celtic folklore, but it still seeps with the lustre of psychedelic rock that Kula Shaker have become renowned for.
Built around a typically pulsating bass from Alonza Bevan, pushed along by Paul Winter-Hart’s drum pattern, Crispian throws a wonderful melody which will be cracking on to sing along to live.
Kula Shaker – Charge Of The Light Brigade
Hammond organ wizard Jay Darlington layers some psychedelic glitter, while a great backing vocal in the chorus brings thoughts of City Gent and mini skirt-styled ’60s summers.
The video is great. Just remember… “Don’t turn your back on the shadows.”
Kula Shaker are currently on tour with Ocean Colour Scene as very special guests on their 2025 UK tour. Extra dates have been added due to huge demand, and will see the bands playing 24 dates across the country including two dates at London’s O2 Academy Brixton on 4th April and 1st May and two dates in Glasgow on the 15th and 16th April.
Tickets are like gold dust. You can try your luck here.
Kula Shaker – Charge Of The Light Brigade, will be released on 10 April 2025.
Charge of The Light Brigade was released on 10 April 2025 via Strangefolk Records and can be ordered via slinky.to/ChargeoftheLightBrigade.
Ocean Colour Scene – Kula Shaker Tour Spring 2025
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