KING

Well, there's my #1 slot taken care of.

Finally 2014 is picking up steam!

Rawk.

(Lol)

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

...

anyway eric otm, anything other than aoty will be a disappointment tbh

(haha sorry)

!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0dHHRWjcy0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRPhNLZEoXM

Thought his thread was gonna be about

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEMDzXZfILo

Get out.

New single

https://soundcloud.com/weareking-1/mister-chameleon

stunning, truly

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

^^^^^^^^

yeah this song is beautiful

album's done i think!

but yeah when i interviewed them they pretty much said it took them a year to do three songs

they were totally wonderful tonight and uh all the new songs are basically the same caliber as everything they've released so far

album "in the fall"

@weareKING on KING Creative. Pre-sale begins 12/3. Love, Paris, Amber and Anita #weareKING #February5 <3

!

oh my god finally

February 5th? Why must I still wait 2 months?!

wow i'd pretty much given up on this

oh my god this new coda on "Hey"

https://soundcloud.com/weareking-1/hey-extended-mix

finally listened to this and burst into tears

Damn, this is luxurious

KANG

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbpSV3gBRfk

oh fuck

How many years in a row are they fixing to release one of my top 5 tracks of each respective year?

srsly like i feel humbled to be in the listening presence of such beauty

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every time

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=

When "The Story" is the weakest thing they've put out to date, that's pretty astonishing.

Even the Red Hot + Fela track is amazing.

fear this album like the rapture tbh

I'm stockpiling canned goods as we speak.

goddamn this new song

http://lpr.com/lpr_events/king-february-5th-2016/

This thread is a bitch to find.

xposting from the year end thread

https://wearekingmusic.bandcamp.com/releases

it's really good :)

you seeing that LPR show Maura? Writing a longer piece?

(talked to some industry people who i respect who saw them at APAP and said they seemed "academic"; i am very curious to hear for myself)

what does "academic" mean in that context?

paris (the multi-instrumentalist) is a tremendous synth nerd

nah i live in boston and am traveling too much. but i am writing about them. i thought they were incredible at great scott in 2014.

yeah they're great live. i saw them at lpr two years ago and it was such a gentle, sweet show

xp by "academic" i believe she meant technically polished but not especially present... which she hastened to point out could mean they just had an off night and were falling back on training to keep them afloat. She buttressed all that with a "it's not that every act has to lead with their soul but i thought KING certainly would"

IT'S HERE Y'ALL

www.npr.org/2016/01/27/464592961/first-listen-king-we-are-king

err....

http://www.npr.org/2016/01/27/464592961/first-listen-king-we-are-king

Yaaaaay

AAAAAAAAAAA

oh my god, i cannot deal with today

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"

Keep an eye on *BBE's* bandcamp, I meant.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_eCVTwbd-E

featured on new nicholas godin track

i love this!!!

this song rules

^ 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)

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.

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.

wish it was longer!

why have i skipped the godin track until now? it's wonderful.

This just popped up on Facebook:

Can’t believe it’s been 10 years since the release of our debut album We Are KING! So grateful for each and every one of you who listened, loved and shared these songs, it means the world. Miss you guys and can’t wait to share the new record with you. In the meantime…What’s your favorite song from the debut album? What would you love to hear from us next? Xoxoxo Paris and Amber

"The new record"!!!!

!!!

Yes!!!!!

Unless that’s an MBV style “can’t wait to share the new record with you”.

paris strother really REALLY needs to get her skates on and drop something if this is what we're tiding ourselves over with

― imago, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 11:54 (three days ago) bookmarkflaglink

she heard me

The next two time album poll winner...if we're lucky.