Krooked Tongue tease debut album and reveal new single ‘You Don’t Need A Sun Tan’

Hot on the heels of April’s celebrated single ‘Marigold’, Krooked Tongue return with their new single ‘You Don’t Need A Sun Tan’, released on June 20th 2025, taken from their debut album due for release early 2026.

The album’s previous singles ‘Marigold’, ‘Let ‘Em Loose’, ‘Ember Mile’ and ‘Nothing Ever Grows’ saw support from Apple editorial’s ‘Breaking Hard Rock’, ‘New In Rock’, New Noise Magazine, HEAVY Magazine, CLOUT, Fab UK, Total Rock, Primordial Radio and Boogaloo Radio, with ‘Nothing Ever Grows’ being used throughout the Bivol vs Beterbiev boxing fight on DAZN Sports.

With interest in the band quickly growing, Krooked Tongue recently signed a publishing deal with Wipeout Music, and have also joined TRUST Artists’ live roster and hope to continue to cement themselves as an emerging band to watch in the UK. 

Recorded and produced with long-time producer Josh Gallop (Sergeant Thunderhoof, Mother Vulture, Phoxjaw) at Stage 2 Studios in Bath, ‘You Don’t Need A Sun Tan’ delivers an addictive dose of nostalgia, blending driving fuzz-fueled guitar lines, explosive drums and infectious melodies, urging listeners to get out from under the weight of what’s familiar and discover the unknown.

On the singles lyrical inspirations, vocalist and lyricist Oli Rainsford states, “The idea behind ‘You Don’t Need A Sun Tan’ came about after visiting the town I grew up in one summer weekend. 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 ever 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. 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. 

‘Back at the bar she said honey look,

I’m getting out now while I still have my looks.

See you around, I’m gonna steal the world.’

“It’s having the bottle to make that decision, to realise that time waits for no one. The premise of the tag line ‘you don’t need a sun tan’ is one of reassurance. We come up with these check lists on why we can’t do or be the things we want to, you don’t need a resume to see the world, ‘you don’t need a sun tan’. There’s no limitations on a blank page.”

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Krooked Tongue burst onto the scene with the release of their critically acclaimed debut EP ‘No Vacancy Hotel’ in February of 2022, recorded with Josh Gallop (Phoxjaw, Mother Vulture) at Stage 2 Studios. The EP has since amassed over 200,000 streams and saw support from publications such as Ones To Watch, HardBeat Magazine and Distorted Sound.

Their second studio EP ‘Deathproof’, released May 2023, saw the start of the band’s evolution, there was a refreshed maturity to their songwriting and an evident progression in their sound. ‘Deathproof’ has been streamed over 320,000 times to date and was celebrated by Louder Than War Radio, Ones To Watch, Sirius XM, BBC Introducing and many others.

August 2024 saw their biggest support tour to date, supporting Kid Brunswick on his final ‘Dead Forever’ tour across the UK.  They’ve also recently shared the stage with False Heads, Virgin Marys, Phoxjaw, Moriaty, Pulled Apart By Horses, The Soap Girls and Mother Vulture and have played slots at festivals such as Icebreaker, Dot to Dot, The Godney Gathering, Estonia’s Tallinn Music Week and Burn It Down.

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“Sound like Queens Of The Stone Age breaking Royal Blood out of jail and showcase a band straining at the leash” - Louder

“Whilst the EP may resonate overwhelming with the angst-consumed youths, as a debut EP it is still one many others may only gawk at in the hopes that the blueprints they’ve laid out may one day be misplaced and fall into the hands of those hoping to follow in their shadow.” - Distorted Sound Mag

“The title track closes the record by ramping up the band’s playful nature while systematically breaking down defenses with its sharp melody and harder, punchier grooves. Guitar solos weave through the mosh-inducing song, making it the perfect finale for any live performance.” - Ones To Watch

“This is another fine example of British rock music setting itself on a pedestal against the rest of the world.” - HardBeat Magazine