Roses Kings Castles

RKC formerly known as Roses Kings Castles was first conceived in 2007, originally intended as an underground platform for Adam Ficek to air the songs that were too 'odd pop' for his band Babyshambles. The initial eponymously titled album was released in 2008 on Adam’s own label ‘The Sycamore club’ receiving cult critical acclaim. The Debut was followed a year later by the 'Apples & engines' ep and then in 2010 by the second long player 'Suburban Timebomb' at which point RKC had evolved into a six piece touring band, creating a much bigger noise. Being influenced more and more from his other passion in electronic music, the third album 'British plastic' draws upon the brash guitar of classic British acts underpinned with big room production; a sonic scuffle between The Buzzcocks and the Beta band. The album was recorded in Adam's makeshift home studio in the aftermath of breaking from Babyshambles. Playing all the instruments himself, except for lead guitar of which he drafted in fellow band mate Patrick Walden. RKC have crafted a gritty piece of quixotic pop combining a far greater sonic prowess than heard on previous releases. The first track to be taken from the new album 'Here comes the summer' is a late summer, anti-anthem sitting jaggedly on a bench between a guitar and a sampler. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.