Opus Kink announce their debut album with ‘Come Over, Do Me Wrong’
The introduction to Opus Kink’s debut track, ‘Come Over, Do Me Wrong’, is one of those listen-once, remember-forever type sounds.
I’m willing to admit when I’m maybe wrong. Earlier this year, I went to an Opus Kink gig for the first time and left feeling weird. The band themselves were great, and remained great through tech issues, but something felt off in the connection between them and their own cultish crowd.
My takeaway was, ‘Do they like their fans? And do their fans even like this?’ I looked in from the outside, wondering how this obsession has grown.
But that’s how cult status works. Every cult band looks confusing from the outside; they all seem mysterious.
It’s only when you’re in the door that they weasel their way in, and the opening to ‘Come Over, Do Me Wrong’ is the earworm to do just that, as Jack Banjo Courtney’s trumpet that kicks the whole thing off is like a snake charmer calling to their masses.
And I’m moving with them. In the months since that gig, their tunes have kept calling to me as it all makes sense now. In the interplay between Angus Rogers’ powerful vocals and his poetry, and then in the delicate yet boisterous layering of guitars, bass, trumpets, sax and more, Opus Kink become a bold and interesting thing unlike any other act. It’s easy to tell that plenty of units are inspired by them, but since their formation in 2019, no one has quite overtaken the originals.
It’s surprising, then, that it has taken the band this long to announce their debut album. However, as we see time and time again in the new music world, patience is a power and a band taking their time rather than rushing towards a full LP more often than not breeds the best result.
Now ready to launch, they’ve announced The Sweet Goodbye with the infectious and seductive ‘Come Over, Do Me Wrong’ as the launching single. Working alongside producer Craig Silvey, who has worked with an eclectic mix of rock and pop royalty like Florence and the Machine and Sam Fender, as well as alt-leaders like Baxter Dury, he appears as a perfect figure to polish their sound up for this big next step.
Set for release in July, only time will tell if their debut will blow the cult wide open. But just from this first single’s intro alone, that trumpet could be a rallying cry.
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