Nottingham's Kagoule are band born out of the schoolyard, the trio of Cai Burns, Lucy Hatter and Lawrence English coming together a half decade ago.

Fiercely independent and with a steadfast vision for the minutiae of every aspect of their presentation, the Nottingham-based teenage trio evokes the DC post-hardcore of Fugazi, the fuzzy grunge of Mudhoney and huge blast of current bass heavy guitar rock.

"We represent the sound of boredom," says Hatter, of the band's inception. "The sound of three 15 year olds wanting to do something."

Tipped as a “2015 Artist to Watch” by Rolling Stone earlier this year, the band has already headlined the BBC Stage at Glastonbury and been invited to open for the likes of Johnny Marr, Sebadoh, and Brian May.

Recorded while still in their teens, Urth draws on a wealth of unexpected influences, recalling  the energy and ideas of Bikini Kill, the sugar-dusted grunge of Smashing Pumpkins and the angular rhythms and confrontational post-hardcore blueprint of Fugazi, Slint and fellow Nottingham band Bob Tilton, with a pedal rack (metaphorically) half-inched from Dinosaur Jr.

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