Kassner Music

Just 21, Chris Turpin has already made a huge impression with his songwriting. Elements of Blind Willie McTell and Ruth Willis, Johnny Cash and June Carter and Hank Williams can be heard in his eclectic mix of soulful duets, murder ballads and multi-tempoed bluegrass rhythms. The American influences in Chris’ music are unmistakable, evoking in the listener a sensation of being in deepest Alabama. The Kassner team became aware of his remarkable talents in late 2009 and an exclusive publishing agreement was secured soon after.

Critical acclaim

The eponymous debut album of Chris Turpin’s band Kill It Kid| has been released to universal critical acclaim in the British music press. It was labelled “an outstanding British record” by Clash magazine and “Impressive stuff” by NME, who awarded it 9/10 and 8/10 respectively. Chris’ songs blend delta blues and roots to striking effect, producing blistering, unapologetic rock’n’roll one moment and a smoky film-noir ambience the next.

“Songs of Love, Loss & Debauchery”

“I killed my girl and most my heart last night.
A splintered kiss from an uncaged fist with a raging appetite.
Copper cocked his gun, seemed my race was almost run.
Heaven never seemed so close.”

From Heaven Never Seemed So Close HEAVEN NEVER SEEMED SO CLOSE by CHRISTOPHER TURPIN| by Chris Turpin

The power of the music underpinning Chris’ songs is unquestionable, but he also displays a rare ability to scribe lyrics that, through the use of a magnificent range of language and imagery, fully draw his audience into the scenes and stories that he creates.

Shortlisted for XFM New Music Award

The extent to which the variety and quality of Turpin’s music has been lauded makes it unsurprising that Kill It Kid’s first album made the final shortlist of 10 for XFM's New Music Award for 2010. New songs are already in the process of being penned and we can expect further output from Chris this year.