Spotlight Kid are a Nottingham-based shoegaze band whose lineup consists of drummer Chris Davis on drums, Rob McCleary and Katty Heath on vocals, Karl Skivington and Chris Moore on guitars and Matt Holt on bass.
Spotlight Kid have supported The Joy Formidable, Esben & The Witch and played at the 2011 Glastonbury Festival. Selected by a panel that included Zane Lowe, Steve Lamacq, Jo WIley, Tom Robinson and Emily Eavis – they appeared on the BBC Introducing stage.
The band have been played on BBC Radio 6music Tom Robinson, Gideon Coe, Radio 1 Jen Long show and have recently been selected to be playlisted on daytime Radio 1. Spotlight Kid’s music draws influences from the likes of My Bloody Valentine, Spacemen 3, Lush and Swervedriver. It features mixtures of shoegazing, Krautrock and 90s psychedelic rock.
Agent – Lee Taylor
July 4th, 2011 | Posted in Artist | Comments Off