The Karma Effect, headlining their UK tour with 'Cruel Intentions', play The Carlisle in Hastings with support from Juliet's Not Dead.
The Karma Effect play The Carlisle Rock Pub on Thursday 29 October, with support from Juliet's Not Dead. It's one date on a 13-stop UK tour they're running in support of their latest album, Cruel Intentions, which came out on 15 May this year via Earache Records.
If you're not familiar with them, they're a South London rock band that formed during the pandemic. Vocalist Henry Gottelier and guitarist Robbie Blake started things off with a self-titled debut in 2022 — a rootsy, organic record — and followed it in 2024 with Promised Land, which ended up in the Top 20. Since then, the line-up has changed, with Nathan Keevil on bass, Alan Taylor on drums, and Tom Pitt on keys joining the fold. The current five spent July 2025 at The Hive Rooms in Gatwick writing Cruel Intentions, and that's the record they're touring now.
They worked with producer Michael Charman and Mercury and GRAMMY nominated mixer Romesh Dodangoda on the album, and Gottelier describes the band's approach as a 'modern vintage' ethic: polishing retro sounds into something gleaming and modern. That's a good way of putting it — it's rock that looks back without getting stuck there. The Hastings date is one of thirteen across the UK, so they'll be playing the new material live, with Juliet's Not Dead opening the night.
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It's a Thursday night at The Carlisle, so if you're heading in, it's worth keeping in mind it's a mid-week show. The Karma Effect headline, with Juliet's Not Dead on support.
