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Kid British
Kid British in 2011From left: Dominick Allen, Sean Mbaya, Simeon McLean, Matt Herod, Adio Marchant, and Mykey Wilson
Kid British in 2011
From left: Dominick Allen, Sean Mbaya, Simeon McLean, Matt Herod, Adio Marchant, and Mykey Wilson
Background information
OriginManchester, England
GenresSka, indie rock, hip hop, reggae
Years active2007–2012
LabelsMercury, Modern English, LAB
Past membersAdio Marchant
Sean Mbaya
Simeon McLean
James Mayer
Dominick Allen
Mykey Wilson
Matt Herod
Tom Peek
Websitewww.kidbritish.net

Kid British (often stylised as KiD BRiTiSH) was a British four-piece band, formed in Manchester, England, in 2007. The group was known for their eclectic sound inspired by indie rock, ska, and hip-hop.[1]

The band consisted of Adio Marchant, James Mayer, Simeon McLean (all vocals), and Sean Mbaya (vocals, guitar, keyboards and saxophone). For live performances, they were joined by touring musicians Dominick Allen (vocals and rhythm guitar), Tom Peek (bass guitar), and Mykey Wilson (drums).[2]

Adio Marchant has since embarked on his solo career as Bipolar Sunshine. His debut EP, Aesthetics, was released on 18 June 2013, and the single "Rivers" was iTunes' free single of the week, in the week commencing 14 July 2013.

History

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Kid British came into existence when Sean Mbaya from Prestwich (who worked as a producer under the name Kid British) worked with a band called Action Manky - made up of schoolmates Adio Marchant from Chorlton and Simeon McLean and James Mayer from Withington - who all joined forces in 2007 to form the band, initially known as Kid British & the Action Manky, but soon shortened to simply Kid British.[3][4] The band signed to Mercury Records in May 2008,[5] signed a long-term publishing deal with EMI Music Publishing in June,[6] and released their first single "Elizabeth" (7" vinyl only) via the Another Music = Another Kitchen record label in October of that same year.[7] Their first Mercury release followed in the form of the Leave London (10" vinyl & digital download) EP featuring the tracks "She Will Leave", "Lost in London" and "Elizabeth", which was promoted by ten "guerrilla gigs" in one day at various London tube stations, which led to the band playing an impromptu version of one of the tracks from the EP in front of Mayor Boris Johnson when they found themselves in the same train carriage.[8][9]

The band received regular airplay from BBC Radio One's Chris Moyles and also played support slots for the Enemy (2007), the Specials (2009) and UB40 (2010).[4][10][11]

The band released the single "Our House Is Dadless" on 7 July 2009, which samples the Madness song "Our House",[11] peaking at No. 63 on the UK Singles Chart in its first week of release.[12] The band's It Was This or Football First Half EP reached No. 67 in the UK in its first week of release, dropping out of the top 75 entirely the following week.[12] The mooted Second Half, originally advertised within the liner notes of the First Half as being due for release in September 2009,[13] remains unreleased, and the full twelve-track album that combined the two was not commercially released, although promotional copies were issued.[14] In February 2010, the band announced that they were recording new tracks for the album and that it was now planned to be released in summer 2010.[15]

The band released the single "Winner" on 28 June, less than 12 hours after the England football team's 4–1 defeat to Germany at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, which resulted in their elimination from the first round of the bracket phase. It was their first release since being dropped by Mercury Records. It failed to reach the top 100 of the singles chart, but was featured in EA Sports' tie-in World Cup video game.

In 2011, they released an EP called Northern Stories as a free download; they also did the Northern Stories tour around Manchester, Stoke-upon-Trent, Birmingham, London, Wakefield, Leicester, Carlisle, and Oswestry.

Back with a new line-up, on 24 June 2012 they released an EP called You Can't Please Them All on LAB Records with a headline tour that followed. On 27 March 2012, it was confirmed that Kid British would support the Stone Roses at their Heaton Park concert in Manchester on 29 June 2012.[16] It was confirmed on 29 June 2012 that Kid British would be doing an intimate UK tour called You Can't Please Them All with six dates taking place, in Glasgow, York, London, Southampton, Birmingham and the last date being in their hometown of Manchester.

A statement was released along with their final ever Kid British video for the single "You Against the World" on 17 September 2012 that they were going their separate ways, to which they cancelled three of their dates on the You Can't Please Them All tour; in Glasgow, York and Southampton for personal reasons.

Kid British played their final gig in Manchester in December 2012.

During the early part of their career, they worked with famed sound engineer and producer John Pennington, who has worked for many artists including Moby since leaving Strawberry Studios. During the last three years of their career, they took on Pete Poweron Smith as their sound engineer, who has written and produced as Big Arm, and done sound with A Certain Ratio, Lewis Watson, Bipolar Sunshine, and James Mayer.

Musical style

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With their witty social commentary and lively performances, Kid British were often compared to the likes of the Specials, Madness, Blur and the Streets.[by whom?]

The band combines indie rock, ska and hip-hop. Arwa Haider of Metro described their sound as "a very modern mishmash of styles – indie rock, R'n'B, rap, ska revival – and bring a cuddly bloke-ishness to their jaunty tunes".[13]

Discography

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Albums

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EPs

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Singles

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  • "Elizabeth" (2008), Mercury
  • "Sunny Days" (2009), Mercury
  • "Our House Is Dadless" (2009), Mercury
  • "Winner" (2010), Modern English
  • "Until Monday" (2012), LAB
  • "You Against the World" (2012), LAB
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References

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  1. ↑ McKeegan, Alice (17 September 2012). "Manchester band Kid British split - but not before one last gig". Manchester Evening News. Archived from the original on 17 May 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Lester, Paul (18 July 2008). "No 352: Kid British". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Ryan, Kathryn (30 July 2009). "Band proving to be best of British". Salford Advertiser.
  4. 1 2 INM. "Kid British - New Kids on the block - Features, Music - The Independent". www.independent.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 March 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Kid British Chat About Influences and X-Men". 14 January 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Music Week". Music Week. Archived from the original on 13 April 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Kid British to rock Introducing". 11 June 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Kid British For Tube Station Tour". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  9. ↑ NME.COM. "Kid British confront Boris Johnson during London tube 'gig' | NME.COM". NME.COM. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (16 July 2009). "Kid British: It Was This or Football". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Talking Shop: Kid British". 3 July 2009. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  12. 1 2 "OUR HOUSE IS DADLESS by KID BRITISH". Official Charts. Archived from the original on 22 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Kid British smells like team spirit". Metro UK. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Kid British: It Was This or Football". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "KiD BRiTiSH: LETS AV IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! kid british Album !!!!!!!!!", Facebook posting, 23 February 2010: "we will be releasing a single around the world cup which will be followed by our album "it was this or football" shortly after"
  16. ↑ "The Stone Roses". Thestoneroses.org. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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