Yak, Spring King new on the Reeperbahn Festival bill in Germany

Yak and Spring King have agreed to take their respective super-charged 2016 debut albums to the Reeperbahn Festival in Germany later this year.

The two bands lead thirty new additions to the Hamburg event which is held between September 21st-24th; these include The Head and the Heart, Gang Of Four, Slydigs, John Joseph Brill and The Wholls.

Yak’s LP ‘Alas Salvation‘ was labelled as ‘one of the most intriguing, loud and energetic debuts of the year’ by Live4ever in our review.

“The first three tracks are a distinct trifecta of brutally played rock that blends elements of psychedelia and garage,” it reads. “Opener ‘Victorious (National Anthem)’ squeals with boxer punches of feedback and gravity slamming crashes in the chorus.”

“The compactly crafted ‘Hungry Heart’ doesn’t starve the ear for hooks, Andy Jones’ walking, pulsating bassline readily builds and bursts as Oliver Henry Burslem sneeringly proclaims that “this hungry heart is beating again, this hungry heart never knows when to stop.”