White Giant
White Giant are three hirsute gentlemen from Leicestershire in the East Midlands. They consist of Kieran Fowkes (vox / guitar), Liam Jones (bass / vox) and Colin Miller (drums). Happily at their very first rehearsal in an abandoned pork pie factory they found their sound - energetic, groovy and loud with a kind of dark, dancey edge - which has resulted in the release of the decidedly loud, groovy and darkly energetic ‘Knife’ single.

Or, in their own words: “Combining diverse influences and sensibilities from each member's backgrounds and tastes White Giant create a sound which can quickly change from subtle textures and melodies to controlled chaos and back again never missing a beat.”

Those diverse influences converge on acts like Bonobo, LCD Soundsystem and Rage Against The Machine. This inevitably means that one single White Giant song can incorporate a multitude of moodswings and maddening styles, propelled ever onwards by Kieran’s spectacularly fluid, ricocheting guitar lines. Live, it’s a hypnotic, heavyweight, near-abstract experience - massively engaging, whilst also quietly enraged. Little wonder that both Coasts and Royal Blood enthused about the White Giant sound, each saying they were the best support band on their respective tours.

The ‘Knife’ single is a prime example of their upbeat, but down-at-heel alt.rock gumbo: there’s a flash of Foals, a pinch of Placebo and a buttload of angst: “‘Knife’ is a track that encapsulates the “fuck it” attitude you need to have to get over a problem,” they muse. “It’s a going-out-and-forgetting-about-your-issues by having-a-few-too-many-drinks type of tune. It’s a reaction rather than a considered choice and that’s the way we write music: if we try and come in with preconceived ideas and track outlines it rarely works, we work best on gut reactions and ‘Knife’ embodies that whole mindset.

“We have an almost ‘competitive’ approach to creating and rehearsing music,” they beam, angrily. “We go in for six hours and don’t come out until we either have 3 or 4 new song outlines or physically can’t play anymore - it’s like training session for us.”

Over the past year White Giant have been painting London Town a suitably angry shade of red, flaunting their wares at the Old Blue Last and Shacklewell Arms with the likes of Habitats, Get Inuit, JaJa OK, Desperate Journalist and Vestals. You’ll have spotted them pretty easily – they’re the ones twitching in the corner, ever ready for action.

“We’re not a ‘slow jam’ or shoegaze band,” decide White Giant with gigantic understatement. “We’ve always had our own sound and our ethos is that we always treat every gig the same - no matter how small or large, our job is to play as tightly and energetically as possible and get people on board with us.”

WHITE GIANT RELEASES
Knife -
Knife
Single
MP3: £0.79
WHITE GIANT GIGS AT CLUB FANDANGO
Thursday 29th September 2016
Habitats
Affairs
White Giant
@ The Borderline
07:00pm - £6 advance
Habitats Biggest Headline Show To Date

14+ Show

Thursday 17th March 2016
Tuska
White Giant
Keiandra
@ Sebright Arms
08:00pm - £6 / £5 advance
Tuska Single Launch Show
Monday 7th December 2015
Native People
Gold Celeste
White Giant
@ Sebright Arms
08:00pm - £6 / £5 advance
Ingrooves Live Presents
Thursday 15th October 2015
Ngod
White Giant
@ Sebright Arms
07:45pm - £4 advance
Ngod Single Launch Show
Tuesday 11th August 2015
Jaja Ok
Joy Atlas
White Giant
@ The Shacklewell Arms
08:00pm - £6 / £5 advance / flyer
Fierce Panda & Disorder Presents

Jaja Ok 'give Me Your Money' Single Launch

Friday 10th July 2015
The Death Of Pop
Wild Cat Strike
White Giant
Oh Boy!
@ The Old Blue Last
08:00pm - FREE
Ingrooves Live Presents...the Death Of Pop 'bubble Bath' Ep Launch Show
Friday 27th February 2015
Habitats
Huskies
White Giant
@ The Shacklewell Arms
08:00pm - FREE
Disorder & Club Fandango Presents

Habitats 'diamond Days' Ep Launch (released 9th Feb)

Tuesday 10th February 2015
Fistevil
Itchy Teeth
White Giant
Trecco Beis
@ 229
07:45pm - £5 advance
London Met And Fistevil Presents... Live Music, Dance, Poetry And Much More.
Thursday 8th January 2015
Get Inuit
White Giant
Zulu Pearls
@ The Black Heart
08:00pm - £4 advance
Pandamonium - Day 3

Club Fandango Supported By Music Week Presents

WHITE GIANT NEWS ARCHIVE
Fandango & Fierce Panda At The Great Escape!
Friday 13th May 2016
White Giant Support Ngod At Free Entry Show - 12 Feb
Monday 8th February 2016
White Giant - Knife - Out Now!
Monday 7th September 2015
White Giant Set For Debut Single ' Knife' +launch Show
Thursday 3rd September 2015
Pandamonium 2015 - Day 2 - 8 Jan With White Giant
Tuesday 30th December 2014