UK hard rockers Gwailo turn up the volume today with the release of their new single, “Kings of the City”, a salute to some of the biggest influences in music history. The track offers another taste of the band’s uncompromising rock ‘n’ roll sound ahead of the arrival of their debut album, ‘You Got It’ on 20th November.
“Kings of the City” celebrates the artists and bands whose music helped shape generations and inspired countless people to pick up an instrument. Drawing on the spirit and swagger of classic rock, the single sits at the heart of Gwailo’s mission: to honour the sounds that made them fall in love with rock while bringing their own energy to the present day.
The forthcoming album is the result of more than three years of hard work, driven by a band passionate about capturing the electric atmosphere of their live shows and bringing that experience directly to listeners.
With influences ranging across the classic rock acts that inspired generations, Gwailo have channelled their love of the genre into a record built around big guitars, raw energy and unapologetic rock ‘n’ roll.
Steve said: “I wanted this album to reflect the band’s love for edgy, balls-to-the-wall Rock ‘n’ Roll. In the modern world of AI, computer effects and synthesised sound, I want everyone to hear how we went back to rock’s roots and produced a good old-fashioned LP. It makes you feel like you’re right there at the front of a crowd, presented with five passionate musicians with pure dreams and emotion, guitars, and a wall of Marshall amps.”
Gwailo have spent recent years taking their sound across the UK and onto the continent, sharing stages with established names from the UK rock scene including Black Spiders, JoanOvArc, Syteria, The Hot Damn, Gorilla Riot and Beth Blade and the Beautiful Disasters, as well as Polish rockers Turbo. During the first half of 2025, the band also performed a run of shows in Poland, including a show curated by Bloodstock Festival.
“Kings of the City” available now.
Gwailo’s debut album “You Got It” on all major streaming platforms on 20th November 2026.
2026 LIVE DATES
20 November – Edinburgh, The Banshee Labyrinth
26 November – Winterstorm, Troon
28 November – Planet Rockstock, Trecco Bay
12 December – Sunderland, The Ship – hometown show SOLD OUT
www.gwailo.co.uk
