Radkey

Radkey is an American garage punk band.

Background

Radkey consists of three home-schooled brothers from St. Joseph, Missouri. Isaiah Radke (bass), Solomon Radke (drums), and Dee Radke (lead vocals and guitar), formed their family-titled band in 2010, and played their first show in 2011 when they opened for Fishbone.^[1] With their dad, Matt Radke, as their manager, they have since played with the likes of Titus Andronicus^[2] and performed at festivals like SXSW,^[3] Riot Fest,^[4] Afropunk,^[5] the U.K.’s Download Festival^[6] and Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.^[7] They have released two EPs since their inception: 2012’s Cat & Mouse with Adrian Grenier’s Wreckroom Records^[8] and 2013’s Devil Fruit on Little Man Records.^[9] The band worked with Ross Orton (Arctic Monkeys, Drenge) to release their latest single, "Feed My Brain" and the team is currently working on their debut LP.^[10]

History & Performances

• Radkey's first chance to play Afropunk Fest in 2011 was cancelled to due to Hurricane Irene.^[11] The band would then return to Brooklyn to play Afropunk in 2012.^[12]
• September 25, 2012 the trio tracked the single and video, Cat & Mouse, for Wreckroom Records.
• The band had their first Daytrotter session January 30, 2013.
• Radkey's performances at SXSW 2012 attracts the attention of NY Times reporter Jim McKinley.^[13]
• On April 18, 2013, Radkey releases Spirals & N.I.G.G.A. (Not Okay) on Replay Records single 7"^[14]
• Following SXSW 2013, radio producer for Zane Lowe introduces the music to Zane’s program; Zane Lowe debuts two tracks - Spirals and Cat & Mouse on his show May 2, 2013.^[15]
• June 4, 2013 Radkey releases Cat & Mouse EP on Wreckroom Records.^[16]
• Radkey was invited to play at Download Festival in the UK - Summer 2013.

• While in Europe the band attracted critical press with NME, both in print and online.^[17]
• Radkey then went onto record their second EP, Devil Fruit,with Joel Nanos at Element Studios Kansas City, Missouri. The EP is mixed by Rory Attwell (Palma Violets, The Vaccines).

• The band then hits the road for their US tour in support of NAAM.^[18]
• September 24, 2013 radkey's video, Romance Dawn, debuts on NME.^[19] Directed by Shaun Hamontree (MK12 design crew, video for Common 'Go', Jack White & Alicia Keys 'Another Way to Die', Title design for Quantum of Solace, The Kite Runner and Stranger than Fiction)

• October 1, 2013 the band appeared on Jools Holland to perform Out Here in My Head.

• The trio continued touring in late 2013 in support of Drenge, Black Joe Lewis and Red Fang

• Following their tour, the band recorded their latest single, Feed My Brain, and the track, Digging the Grave, with Justin Mantooth at Westend Studio, KC, MO - mixed by Ross Orton.

• In early 2014 Radkey was featured in a print edition of NME.

Discography

• Cat & Mouse - EP - Wreckroom (2013)

  1. Cat & Mouse
  2. Out Here in My Head
  3. Pretty Things
  4. Red Letter
  5. N.I.G.G.A. (Not OK)

• Romance Dawn - Single - Little Man Records (2013)

• Devil Fruit - EP - Little Man Records (2013)

  1. Start Freaking Out
  2. Little Man
  3. Romance Dawn
  4. Overwhelmed

• Feed My Brain - Single - Little Man Records (2014)

• Romance Dawn (UNKLE Reconstruction) - Single - Little Man Records (2014)

References

External links

• Official website