Iconic trad-fusion band ‘KÍLA’ return with ‘Raise the Road’, a bombastic album of their latest songs and tunes
featuring collaborations with BANDCAMP an 8 piece brass band, arranged by trombonist Paul Frost. The first single
from the new album is ‘Disco Pig’, also released on 9th May 2025. ‘Raise the Road’ will be available exclusively on June
6th 2025 on CD from Crashed Records.
Kíla, are known for their exhilarating live performances. The new album ’Raise the Road’, featuring the Paul Frost
Brass Band, captures all the energy of a live Kíla performance. Paul Frost’s arrangements have fused funk, mambo
and New Orleans jazz with Kíla’s contemporary compositions. This addition to Kíla’s already outstanding repertoire
will have listeners electrified by the fusion of the brass band‘s funky blasts and Kíla’s intoxicating rhythmic sound.
Speaking about the new album Rossa Ó Snodaigh said: “This album breaks new ground, not only for Kíla but for Trad
in general”.
With a career spanning over five decades, 20 releases, and collaborations with esteemed musicians such as U2,
Ronnie Wood (The Rolling Stones), Sinéad O’ Connor, The Dubliners, Shane McGowan, Glen Hansard and Donal Lunny.
The new album ‘Raise the Road’ reflects the imagination, reinvention and the creative genius that Kíla are known for.
Recent performances of this material have had audiences enthralled, enchanted and dancing with abandon.
