Stevie Wonder, Very?
― Woody Ellen (Matt P), Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:38 (eleven years ago) link
In The Meantime is lovely, I want to be, like, in a hammock in the sunshine, like, immediately.
― Matt DC, Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
I heard a bit of SWV in there maybe...is that just me?
― bride of lecherchaun (Drugs A. Money), Thursday, 21 March 2013 05:05 (16 hours ago) Bookmark
it's not too strong but i kinnnda see where you're coming from w/ this... something like
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAgAHOuJR4o
― r|t|c, Thursday, 21 March 2013 22:01 (eleven years ago) link
maybe like tha rayne x rotary connection, idk
― r|t|c, Thursday, 21 March 2013 22:02 (eleven years ago) link
Love this, very happy to see they're back. I got a bit worried about them at one point when it looked like their Twitter had stopped updating.
― SEO Speedwagon (seandalai), Thursday, 21 March 2013 22:15 (eleven years ago) link
Fela cover
http://www.soulbounce.com/soul/2013/10/king_take_it_slow_in_tribute_to_fela_kuti.php
― old homophobic boom bap rap traditionalist (The Reverend), Tuesday, 15 October 2013 19:33 (ten years ago) link
FUCKING INCREDIBLE live fyi. harmonies>>>>>>>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Al1j9SjhI
(there are some more videos on that youtube account too)
(album's out this year btw)
― lex pretend, Thursday, 16 January 2014 16:47 (ten years ago) link
Well, there's my #1 slot taken care of.
― Alfre, Lord Woodard (Eric H.), Thursday, 16 January 2014 17:10 (ten years ago) link
News!
http://weareking.tumblr.com/post/89064089201/tune-in-tomorrow-for-the-live-vid-of-our-new-songhttps://twitter.com/weareKING/status/478928039212875778
― dem bow dem bow need calcium (seandalai), Tuesday, 17 June 2014 22:45 (ten years ago) link
omg! finally!
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Tuesday, 17 June 2014 23:11 (ten years ago) link
yayyyy
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 03:32 (ten years ago) link
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Wednesday, 18 June 2014 03:35 (ten years ago) link
Finally 2014 is picking up steam!
― the fourth death of ernest borgnine (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 18 June 2014 03:54 (ten years ago) link
Rawk.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 03:59 (ten years ago) link
(Lol)
― the fourth death of ernest borgnine (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 18 June 2014 07:33 (ten years ago) link
there's an amazing density to the songs of theirs that i've heard that renders them almost tactile..and if there is any one thing I look for in pop music these days, it's synaesthesia
― the fourth death of ernest borgnine (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 18 June 2014 07:35 (ten years ago) link
...
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 07:37 (ten years ago) link
anyway eric otm, anything other than aoty will be a disappointment tbh
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 18 June 2014 07:38 (ten years ago) link
(haha sorry)
― the fourth death of ernest borgnine (Drugs A. Money), Wednesday, 18 June 2014 09:56 (ten years ago) link
!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0dHHRWjcy0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRPhNLZEoXM
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Thursday, 26 June 2014 12:12 (nine years ago) link
Thought his thread was gonna be about
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEMDzXZfILo
― the joke should be over once the kid is eaten. (chap), Thursday, 26 June 2014 13:21 (nine years ago) link
Get out.
― Cronk's Not Cronk (Eric H.), Thursday, 26 June 2014 15:44 (nine years ago) link
New single
https://soundcloud.com/weareking-1/mister-chameleon
― ginuwine's cousin (monotony), Thursday, 10 July 2014 05:06 (nine years ago) link
stunning, truly
― r|t|c, Thursday, 10 July 2014 21:49 (nine years ago) link
maybe a single a year isn't so cruel
i mean a full album of this all at once could be beyond the limits of human capacity
― r|t|c, Thursday, 10 July 2014 21:53 (nine years ago) link
^^^^^^^^
― Tim F, Thursday, 10 July 2014 23:23 (nine years ago) link
yeah this song is beautiful
album's done i think!
― lex pretend, Friday, 11 July 2014 08:11 (nine years ago) link
but yeah when i interviewed them they pretty much said it took them a year to do three songs
― lex pretend, Friday, 11 July 2014 08:12 (nine years ago) link
they were totally wonderful tonight and uh all the new songs are basically the same caliber as everything they've released so far
― emo canon in twee major (BradNelson), Friday, 15 August 2014 02:45 (nine years ago) link
album "in the fall"
@weareKING on KING Creative. Pre-sale begins 12/3. Love, Paris, Amber and Anita #weareKING #February5 <3
― nashwan, Thursday, 26 November 2015 16:41 (eight years ago) link
!
― Ⓓⓡ. (Johnny Fever), Thursday, 26 November 2015 16:53 (eight years ago) link
oh my god finally
― insufficiently familiar with xgau's work to comment intelligently (BradNelson), Thursday, 26 November 2015 16:56 (eight years ago) link
February 5th? Why must I still wait 2 months?!
― thread of getting sw0le and lena jokes (Eric H.), Thursday, 26 November 2015 16:58 (eight years ago) link
wow i'd pretty much given up on this
― art baengels (monotony), Thursday, 26 November 2015 20:49 (eight years ago) link
oh my god this new coda on "Hey"
https://soundcloud.com/weareking-1/hey-extended-mix
― The Reverend, Sunday, 6 December 2015 01:41 (eight years ago) link
finally listened to this and burst into tears
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Sunday, 6 December 2015 18:10 (eight years ago) link
Damn, this is luxurious
― Amira, Queen of Creativity (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 7 December 2015 21:33 (eight years ago) link
KANG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbpSV3gBRfk
― Andy K, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 23:23 (eight years ago) link
oh fuck
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 23:26 (eight years ago) link
How many years in a row are they fixing to release one of my top 5 tracks of each respective year?
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 23:34 (eight years ago) link
srsly like i feel humbled to be in the listening presence of such beauty
― r|t|c, Tuesday, March 19, 2013 5:07 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
every time
― HYPERLINK TO RAP GENIUS (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 December 2015 23:39 (eight years ago) link
The only Pazz & Jop results that have bothered me:
http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2011/VGhlIFN0b3J5fHx8S2luZw==http://www.villagevoice.com/pazznjop/singles/2014/TWlzdGVyIENoYW1lbGVvbnx8fEtpbmc=
― Andy K, Tuesday, 8 December 2015 23:41 (eight years ago) link
When "The Story" is the weakest thing they've put out to date, that's pretty astonishing.
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 00:38 (eight years ago) link
Even the Red Hot + Fela track is amazing.
― Andy K, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 01:00 (eight years ago) link
fear this album like the rapture tbh
― r|t|c, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 01:32 (eight years ago) link
I'm stockpiling canned goods as we speak.
― Ballistic: ILX vs. Sever (Eric H.), Wednesday, 9 December 2015 05:16 (eight years ago) link
goddamn this new song
― lex pretend, Wednesday, 9 December 2015 13:22 (eight years ago) link
http://lpr.com/lpr_events/king-february-5th-2016/
This thread is a bitch to find.
― Does that make you mutter, under your breath, “Damn”? (forksclovetofu), Friday, 25 December 2015 07:20 (eight years ago) link
xposting from the year end thread
https://wearekingmusic.bandcamp.com/releases
it's really good :)
― maura, Tuesday, 19 January 2016 18:29 (eight years ago) link
dr. amber lolgoing live from the @moogmusicinc IG page at 3pm pst/6pm est ♥️ pic.twitter.com/OKEGrqUvty— We Are KING (@weareKING) April 15, 2020
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 15 April 2020 20:55 (four years ago) link
They're doing the #TimsTwitterListeningParty at 8pm BST today
― groovypanda, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 09:53 (four years ago) link
!!!!
― boxedjoy, Wednesday, 20 May 2020 10:26 (four years ago) link
This feels unexpected
https://wearekingmusic.bandcamp.com/album/space-oddity
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 9 December 2020 22:20 (three years ago) link
Nice! (Was hoping for a surprise album, but I recognize their release rate.)
― On average, this critic grades 8.3 points lower than other critics (Eric H.), Wednesday, 9 December 2020 22:28 (three years ago) link
i know we haven't even heard it yet, but. . . meh.
i woke up to a bandcamp notification this morning that they had released a "new album" only to discover it was not an album and not even a new original song. i'm sure it'll be fine for what it is but the lack of new material since anita left is. . . discouraging for the future.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 9 December 2020 22:34 (three years ago) link
wow grumpos.. you think they owe you anything??
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 9 December 2020 22:41 (three years ago) link
the wow grumpos; that's actually the name of my new folk rock project.
album coming sometime, not sure when, but definitely before king releases another full length.
― Totally different head. Totally. (Austin), Wednesday, 9 December 2020 23:00 (three years ago) link
their cover of “Space Oddity” is now on Spotifybtw shouldn’t the thread title be changed to “We Are KING”, “We Are KING (formerly known as KING)” or “KING (We Are KING)” or sth similar? that new band name is here to stay
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Thursday, 7 January 2021 23:10 (three years ago) link
huh couldn't find it, a great song for them
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 8 January 2021 00:11 (three years ago) link
here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9OoNYAwf1YWe Are KING • Space OdditySpotify link
― partyin' maskless with Rudy G. and Vanilla Ice, it's a gas gas gas (breastcrawl), Friday, 8 January 2021 06:26 (three years ago) link
Not crazy about it, or cover songs in general, but the production on this gets me excited for upcoming originals.
― beard papa, Friday, 8 January 2021 18:31 (three years ago) link
they showed up to perform with coldplay on their glastonbury stream today??? heavily featured on a new song "human heart"
― ufo, Saturday, 22 May 2021 22:40 (three years ago) link
it's weird because they sound so good and then chris martin singing lead over them is ... not so good
― ufo, Saturday, 22 May 2021 22:41 (three years ago) link
https://watch.glastonburyfestivals.co.uk/livestream-1/backup/livestream1.html you can find the performance here at least for now if you go back a few hours. it's just one song in the middle of coldplay's set
― ufo, Saturday, 22 May 2021 22:49 (three years ago) link
.....huh
― intern at pelican brief consulting (Simon H.), Saturday, 22 May 2021 23:22 (three years ago) link
As noted upthread in Jan., they're gonna be on this Bowie trib, out 5/28 on the BBE label (keep an eye on their bandcamp):Featuring an array of additional artists such as We Are KING, Meshell Ndegeocello, Khruangbin, Matthew Tavares, L’Rain, Nia Andrews and more, Modern Love seeks to champion Bowie’s lesser known connection to soul, R&B, jazz, funk, and gospel, musical genres traditionally pioneered by artists of color. The prominent jazz influences throughout his final album, Blackstar, were a key inspiration for curating this collection of reimagined Bowie songs with these artists. The resulting album is an eclectic tribute featuring a group of artists who not only fit together creatively, but who, like Bowie, straddle different worlds musically, with soul and jazz at their core.*already streamable, here and there:Modern Love Tracklist:01. Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - "Life On Mars"02. Healdo Negro - "Sound & Vision"*03. Kit Sebastian - "Lady Grinning Soul "04. Jeff Parker and The New Breed (feat. Ruby Parker) - "Soul Love"*05. Sessa - "Panic In Detroit"06. The Hics - "The Man Who Sold The World"*07. Khruangbin - "Right"08. Nia Andrews - "Silly Boy Blue"09. Foxtrott - "Chant Of The Ever Circling Skeletal Family"10. L'Rain - "Move On"11. Jonah Mutono - "Modern Love"*12. Bullion - "Where Are We Now"13. Eddie Chacon & John Carroll Kirby - "TNGHT"14. Léa Sen - "Golden Years"15. Meshell Ndegeocello - "Fantastic Voyage"16. We Are KING - "Space Oddity"*17. Matthew Tavares - "Heroes"
― dow, Sunday, 23 May 2021 20:52 (three years ago) link
Keep an eye on *BBE's* bandcamp, I meant.
― dow, Sunday, 23 May 2021 20:54 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_eCVTwbd-E
featured on new nicholas godin track
― ufo, Wednesday, 2 June 2021 22:08 (three years ago) link
i love this!!!
― maura, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 19:03 (three years ago) link
this song rules
― mellon collie and the infinite bradness (BradNelson), Tuesday, 8 June 2021 19:05 (three years ago) link
^ so great, and his song with Kadhja Bonet is even better (guess it was on last year's album but there's a new, more Sade-fied version that's amazing)
― swing out sister: live in new donk city (geoffreyess), Wednesday, 7 July 2021 19:10 (two years ago) link
have you guys listened to this deutsche grammophon thing they did?
https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/catalogue/products/prelude-en-la-mineur-we-are-king-12510
it's . . . absolutely gorgeous and i guess i'd like an ambient album from them now.
― the beginning of the end of discourse. (Austin), Monday, 15 November 2021 01:02 (two years ago) link
i mean . . . singers unlimited meets debussy doesn't seem like such a bad idea, now that i think of it.
anyway, if you have ninety seconds and enjoy beautiful sounds, there you go.
― the beginning of the end of discourse. (Austin), Monday, 15 November 2021 01:05 (two years ago) link
wish it was longer!
― Murgatroid, Monday, 15 November 2021 02:09 (two years ago) link
why have i skipped the godin track until now? it's wonderful.
― ミ💙🅟 🅛 🅤 🅡 🅜 🅑💙彡 (Austin), Monday, 28 November 2022 21:28 (one year ago) link