Kill It Kid

Kill it Kid originally blended roots, rock and blues led by vocals from both Chris Turpin and Stephanie Ward; their line-up has included slide guitar, fiddle and on rare occasion banjo. Although the band never really saw their music as folk,{{cite web |url=http://vectisradar.com/2011/09/13/killitkidinterviewmarch2011/ |title=Interview |publisher=Vectisradar.com |date=29 September 2011 |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120417215028/http://vectisradar.com/2011/09/13/killitkidinterviewmarch2011/ |archive-date=17 April 2012 |url-status=dead }} the band were initially linked to the British nu-folk revival.

Now a four piece,{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/pqd3 |title=Music – Review of Kill It Kid – Feet Fall Heavy |publisher=BBC |date= |access-date=11 December 2012}} the band's output, as showcased in their album 'Feet Fall Heavy' (2011), is guitar-driven, drum heavy and raw, and has drawn comparisons to bands like The White Stripes.{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/killitkid |title=KILL IT KID | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |access-date=14 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.weirdmusic.net/killitkidmusic |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716090317/http://www.weirdmusic.net/killitkidmusic |url-status=usurped |archive-date=16 July 2010 |title=Kill It Kid – Exclusive Interview |publisher=WeirdMusic.net |date= |access-date=14 February 2012}} Chris Turpin describes the change in a 2011 interview: "It's an entirely different record, it almost feels like a different band, to be honest. It's just the reality of living and working in the music industry for two years and turning into a family band. You all become siblings which is a bit peculiar after like, the seventeenth day on the road. The main difference is there's no violin and there's no acoustic guitars, it's a much heavier process. [...]"{{cite web |url=http://nessymon.com/2011/09/05/interview-with-chris-turpin-from-kill-it-kid/ |title=Interview with Chris Turpin in |publisher=Nessymon.com |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716020137/http://nessymon.com/2011/09/05/interview-with-chris-turpin-from-kill-it-kid/ |archive-date=16 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}

The band are influenced by British Blues, Delta Blues & roots; the band's name is a reference to a Blind Willie McTell{{cite web |url=http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/12/kill-it-kid-interview-sxsw-2010/ |title=kill it kid interview sxsw 2010 |publisher=spinner.com |date=12 March 2010 |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-date=9 September 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120909223850/http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/12/kill-it-kid-interview-sxsw-2010/ |url-status=dead }} song, "Kill it Kid".

Kill it Kid met and formed in Bath, where its original band members lived (most were students at Bath Spa University):{{cite web |url=http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/songwriting.asp |title=Bath Spa University – Courses – Postgraduate – Songwriting |publisher=Bathspa.ac.uk |date= |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221115355/http://www.bathspa.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/songwriting.asp |archive-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=http://news.qthemusic.com/2009/03/kill_it_kid.html |title=Kill It Kid – Track of the Day |publisher=news.qthemusic.com |date= |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727122453/http://news.qthemusic.com/2009/03/kill_it_kid.html |archive-date=27 July 2011 |url-status=dead }} "I [Chris] was gigging on my own doing solo pre war acoustic blues, Steph was doing similar on the other side of the scale, Bessie Smith and all the early female blues. We started playing together in different little groups, I was playing behind her in some jazz concerts and she had come to see my shows. Marc [sic.] saw me at a solo gig, he backed me at some gigs. we then decided to get everyone in a room together."{{cite web |url=http://nessymon.com/2011/09/05/interview-with-chris-turpin-from-kill-it-kid/ |title=Interview with Christ Turpin |publisher=Nessymon.com |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716020137/http://nessymon.com/2011/09/05/interview-with-chris-turpin-from-kill-it-kid/ |archive-date=16 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}

In February 2008, John Parish (producer of PJ Harvey, Eels) was invited by a tutor at the University Chris, Marc & Steph attended to discuss recording. He took a group into the studio whilst students watched – Big Brother style. Kill It Kid were that guinea pig band. "We sat and slogged for 12-hour days singing over and over again trying to get these songs right whilst 20 or so students sat the other room listening" explained KIK's vocalist Chris Turpin. "It was a bit strange – I don't know if there was tutoring going on or what." The finished product became their debut EP, which drew increasing label interest.{{cite news|last=Cochrane |first=Greg |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7961000/7961117.stm |title=John Parish recording |publisher=BBC News |date=24 March 2009 |access-date=14 February 2012}}

Kill It Kid were signed to One Little Indian Records three months later and began touring the UK. In January 2009 they went to Seattle to record their debut album with producer Ryan Hadlock,{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ryan+Hadlock |title=Ryan Hadlock Discography at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date= |access-date=14 February 2012}} (Foo Fighters, The Gossip, The Strokes) in Bear Creek Studios{{cite web|url=http://www.bearcreekstudio.com/ |title=Home |publisher=Bear Creek Studio |date= |access-date=11 December 2012}}[http://www.wingmanagement.co.uk/news/55/kill_it_kid_in_seattle seattle recording] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090926200049/http://www.wingmanagement.co.uk/news/55/kill_it_kid_in_seattle |date=26 September 2009 }} After two successful single releases, they released their self-titled debut album in October 2009, to critical acclaim. The album was subsequently nominated for XFM's New Music Award 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/10865 |title=NME Reviews – Album review: Kill It Kid – 'Kill It Kid' |publisher=Nme.Com |date=2 October 2009 |access-date=11 December 2012}}{{cite news|last=Cochrane |first=Greg |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/music/newsid_7961000/7961117.stm |title=BBC – Newsbeat – Music – Introducing... Kill It Kid |publisher=BBC News |date=24 March 2009 |access-date=11 December 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/the-xfm-new-music-award/news/174721-the-xfm-new-music-award |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605103443/http://www.mtv.co.uk/music/the-xfm-new-music-award/news/174721-the-xfm-new-music-award |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 June 2011 |title=The xfm new music award |publisher=mtv.co.uk |date=18 January 2010 |access-date=14 February 2012}}

Kill it Kid's second album, Feet Fall Heavy was produced by Leo Abrahams and recorded at Fortress Studios{{cite web |url=http://www.fortressstudios.co.uk/Fortress_Studios/Welcome.html |title=Fortress Recording Studios London |publisher=Fortressstudios.co.uk |date= |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130235727/http://www.fortressstudios.co.uk/Fortress_Studios/Welcome.html |archive-date=30 January 2012 |url-status=dead }} in Shoreditch over a period of ten days;{{cite web|url=http://soundcloud.com/onelittleindianrecords/heart-rested |title=One Little Indian Records/heart rested |publisher=soundcloud.com |date= |access-date=14 February 2012}} it features samples of Alan Lomax{{cite web|url=http://killitkid.posterous.com/?tag=alanlomax |title=Introducing Kill It Kid – Filed under 'Alan Lomax' |publisher=killitkid.posterous.com/ |date= |access-date=14 February 2012}} field recordings, and has received widespread critical acclaim.{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/killitkid/blog/544437355 |title=What the Critics have been saying... van KILL IT KID op Myspace |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |access-date=14 February 2012}} Feet Fall Heavy was to be released on 19 September 2011 but distribution was disrupted after rioters set fire to and destroyed a Sony warehouse in Enfield, North London (used by independent-music distributor PIAS) in which most of the existing physical copies of the album were being stored (see: 2011 England riots).{{cite news|author=Caspar Llewellyn Smith, Tim Jonze and Helienne Lindvall |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2011/aug/09/independent-record-labels-stock-london-riots |title=Independent record labels fear ruinous stock loss in London riots fire – Music |publisher=guardian.co.uk |date= 9 August 2011|access-date=14 February 2012}}

Kill it Kid have toured the UK and Ireland extensively as well as throughout Europe, with occasional US appearances. They have played festivals including South by Southwest (Austin, Texas), and Hop Farm in 2010 (headlined by Bob Dylan).{{cite web|url=http://www.hotpress.com/news/Kill-It-Kid-kick-off-September-tour-in-Dublin/8102105.html |title=Kill It Kid kick off September tour in Dublin |publisher=Hotpress.com |date= |access-date=4 April 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indian.co.uk/site/news/kill-it-kid-uk-european-tour-dates |title=One Little Indian tour dates |publisher=Indian.co.uk |date= |access-date=14 February 2012}}{{cite web |url=http://news.qthemusic.com/2009/03/kill_it_kid.html |title=Q interview |publisher=News.qthemusic.com |date= |access-date=14 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727122453/http://news.qthemusic.com/2009/03/kill_it_kid.html |archive-date=27 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/sxsw/artist |title=Kill It Kid at SXSW 2011 – Music |publisher=Guardian |date=27 January 2012 |access-date=14 February 2012 |location=London}}{{cite web|url=http://espyrock.com/news/kill-it-kid-announce-new-single-tour-dates-and-sxsw-appearance |title=Announce of new single tour dates |publisher=espyrock.com |date= |access-date=14 February 2012}}

Their song "Run" featured on the 2013 Samsung commercial "Charge" Directed by Romain Gavras. The commercial depicts a man sitting on a beach with scenes from multiple movies rushing at him before he uses voice and motion control to select a movie.

On 13 November 2015 they announced on their Facebook fan page that they will be taking an indefinite break.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/killitkid/photos/a.10151040982282981/10153377338897981 |title=Band Statement. Fri 13th Nov '15 |publisher=faebook.com |date=13 November 2015 |access-date=15 January 2019}} Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean from the band posted that they got married in December 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/killitkid/videos/10155225922887981 |title=Dear Friends |publisher=faebook.com |date=28 September 2017 |access-date=15 January 2019}} As of 2019 Kill It Kid has been completely dissolved and former members Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean have created a new band called Ida Mae. Meanwhile drummer Marc went on to drum for Reef, The Heavy, James Arthur and is full time drummer for Band of Skulls.{{cite web|url=https://guitar.com/features/collection-ida-mae-getting-closer/ |title=ARTIST COLLECTION: IDA MAE – GETTING CLOSER |publisher=BandLab Media |date=8 June 2018 |access-date=15 January 2019}}

• Chris Turpin – guitar, vocals
• Stephanie Ward – piano, vocals
• Marc MacNab-Jack – drums
• Dom Kozubik – bass – (2011–present)

• Richard Jones – violin, backing vocals. Left band in 2011. Credits: 'Burst its Banks' EP;'Kill It Kid' album
• Adam Timmins – bass, banjo. Left band in 2011. Credits: 'Burst its Banks' EP; 'Kill It Kid' album; 'Feet Fall Heavy' album{{cite web|url=http://nessymon.com/interview-with-chris-turpin-from-kill-it-kid/ |title=Interview with Chris Turpin |publisher=Nessymon.com |date=5 September 2011 |access-date=14 February 2012}}

• Kill it Kid (October 2009, One Little Indian Records)
• Feet Fall Heavy (September 2011, One Little Indian Records)
• You Owe Nothing (September 2014, Sire Records / Warner Bros. Records)

• Live From Good Luck Studio (Tour CD-R 2011, One Little Indian Records)
• Abbey Road (Tour CD-R 2014, Sire Records)

• Burst Its Banks, LTD edition EP (2008)
• "Send Me an Angel Down", single (May 2009, One Little Indian Records)
• "Burst Its Banks", single (August 2009, One Little Indian Records)
• "Heaven Never Seemed So Close" single (October 2009, One Little Indian Records)
• "Pray on Me", single (March 2011, One Little Indian Records)
• "Wild & Wasted Waters", single (November 2011, One Little Indian Records)
• "Caroline", single (July 2014, Sire Records)
• "Blood Stop And Run", single (2015, #20 US Mainstream Rock Songs)

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