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Following up ‘I Die For Love’, his recent collaboration with Sund and his own ‘$auna Mu$ik’ EP from 2023, KNIGHT$ channels his inner Patrick Cowley on his latest single ‘Supernatural Lover’.
A danceable delight recorded in Munich, ‘Supernatural Lover’ is saucily “custom built with velocity” as a throbbing Hi-NRG ditty that will delight fans of DEAD OR ALIVE, BRONSKI BEAT and BOYTRONIC; it tells the story of a paranormal love encounter and exclaims “you gave me the fright of my life”!
Having gone down very well supporting CHINA CRISIS on selected dates in 2024, the release of ‘Supernatural Lover’ coincides with KNIGHT$’ upcoming stint opening for Andy Bell on the German leg of his tour presenting songs from his glitterball flavoured solo album ‘Ten Crowns’ and a number of ERASURE evergreens. It is a pounding pairing that has so much disco potential.
KNIGHT$ is the project of James Knights, previously of SCARLET SOHO. But since going solo, he has been making waves throughout Europe with his sparkling Gelato flavoured Britalo which debuted in long playing form with 2019’s ‘Dollars & Cents’ and featured productions by ITALOCONNECTION for full authenticity. His abilities have also seen Knights become a member of BOYTRONIC with original member Holger Wobker.
KNIGHT$ has been called “an animated Andrew Eldritch fronting FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD” although ELECTRICITYCLUB.CO.UK thinks more Richard Butler fronting PET SHOP BOYS to sum up his look. His energetic pulsing electronic style has been perfect for the live arena and the often immediate rapport he builds with new audiences that then quickly switches into a frenzy makes him a perfect opening act. As the late holiday entrepreneur Sir Fred Pontin used to say: “BOOK EARLY!”
With songs like ‘Boom Bang Boom!’, ‘What Planet Did You Come From? (Baby)’ and ‘Hi-NRG Crisis’ already in the can and out, the second KNIGHT$ album can’t be too far away!
‘Supernatural Lover’ is released by Specchio Uomo on 13th June 2025, available as a digital single from https://knights101.bandcamp.com/
KNIGHT$ opens for Andy Bell on the following 2025 German dates:
Frankfurt Batschkapp (12th June); Hamburg Markthalle (13th June), Berlin Columbia Theater (15th June), Cologne Gloria (16th June), Leipzig Anker (18th June), Bremen Modernes (19th June)
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Text by Chi Ming Lai
7th June 2025
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