- 2025-06-23
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MUSIC
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Krooked Tongue Premieres New Song “You Don't Need A Sun Tan” on BBC Introducing
Bristol-based alt-rock band Krooked Tongue, consisting of Oli Rainsford (lead vocals/bass), Dan Smith (guitar/vocals) and Harry Pritchard (drums), premiered a new song “You Don't Need A Sun Tan” on BBC Introducing with James Threlfall.
The song will appear on their upcoming debut album, which is expected to be released in early 2026.
To date, the band has released “Marigold”, “Let 'Em Loose”, “Ember Mile” and “Nothing Ever Grows” as pre-release singles from the album.
Especially, “Nothing Ever Grows” was used throughout the Bivol vs Beterbiev boxing fight on DAZN Sports back in February.
The band recorded the song with long-time producer Josh Gallop at Stage 2 Studios in Bath.
“The idea behind 'You Don't Need A Sun Tan' came about after visiting the town I grew up in one summer weekend,” the band lead singer Oli Rainsford said of the song. “Meeting up with your old mates, getting leathered at the pub, and realising that everything is almost exactly how it was when you left. Sure, there's a new wave of people, the next generation of Wetherspoons patriots, but nothing really changes and it's a double edged sword. It's a reminder of why you left to begin with, to see the world, get out of the bubble and head to the city. But there's also a sense of belonging, being back with 'your' people. A certain comfortability that comes with heading back to the old stomping ground.”- He added, “It's an ode to that message, not one that's positive or negative, just merely an observation. I think 'Sun Tan' also acts as a word of encouragement for people to get out from under the weight of what they know, and discover what they don't know yet.”
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Photo by Alex Lleo - source : BBC Music Introducing
