"First Among Equals" is richly textured with musical influences ranging from Explosions in the Sky style guitar work to OK Computer era Radiohead. The song comes via a post-humous EP by The King Left that was recorded during the sessions for their full length Perfect Without People released earlier this year. The band played their last show on the album's release date. Stay tuned to TheKingLeft.com to find out about the new project from Corey (vocals, guitar) & Graham (percussion) that will debut in early 2011. The [...]
The Vita Ruins, an indie band from Washington D.C, was founded by Tim Kratzer and Greg Balleza in 2005. The band's debut album, A Day Without A Name, features an unique and intriguing mix of dark, layered rock blended with romping electronica beats. Following the release of their debut EP last year, the band attracted a [...] Related posts:Best New Releases of the Week: Dead Weather, Holy Fu*k, Coco Rosie, Thee Oh Sees, Sage Francis, Japandroids, Sleigh Bells In Dee Mail 2010, Vol. IV: Neon Indian Produces New Miniature Tigers' Track; Plus, Here We Go Magic, The Morning [...]
"The Way to Canaan" - The King Left Okay so noise is one thing. When you come right down to it, it's easy to make noise. Never understood what the fuss was about from the rock'n'roll primitivists who glorify sheer volume. I mean, okay--turn the bloody amps up and boom. It's noisy. Like, wow. Start combining noise with discipline and you begin to get my attention. Start understanding music enough to create different kinds of noise, not all of which are simply loud, and now you've [...]
Every day, Daily Downloads offers 10 free and legal mp3 downloads, plus free and legal live sets from around the internet. Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Animal Names : free and legal Oh Yes You Better Do EP [mp3] other Animal Names posts at Largehearted Boy Backseat Dreamer : "Consider" [mp3] from The Colors of Dreams [...]
Check out a new jam from New York City indie rockers The King Left.
New York's The King Left are calling it quits. But it appears they are going to go out with a bit of a bang with a final album, Perfect Without People , and a final show (May 14 at the Mercury Lounge). Full statement about the break from the band: Hello friends, After nearly six years of making music together, we've decided to retire The King Left. The band has always been about the goals and vision of four great friends, and after Mark decided to pursue new opportunities, we found it [...]
After the Jump is pleased to have collaborated with Deli Magazine's Best of NYC Fest , taking place at various venues in New York from May 6th - May 10th. Built around Deli Magazine's annual Best of NYC issue, the fest features emerging local bands chosen as the city's favorites of the year. Deli Magazine's Best of NY Fest Mixtape Whiskey by Lowry [...]
Show review and some pictures of Cursive/The King Left @ The Music Hall of Williamsburg on March 9th.
Monday 3/9 * Cursive, The King Left, Peasant @ Music Hall of Williamsburg ( MP3: "Exposure" by Peasant) * Black Lips, Gentleman Jesse And His Men, Georgiana Starlington @ Bowery Ballroom Tuesday 3/10 * Pela, Holly Miranda, Neckbeard Telecaster, River City Extension @ Mercury Lounge ( MP3: "Slow Burn Treason" by Holly Miranda) * Talib Kweli & Hi Tek @ Blue Note [...]
The King Left @ Mercury Lounge December 4 th 2008 + Interview w/ Corey Oliver (Photo Credit: Nicole Wasilewicz ) What makes a quintessential New York City band? Is it being poor but somehow scoring cocaine on a regular basis? Is it looking so cool that you don't remember how you got into those jeans? Is it loving New [...]
Tonight at the Mercury Lounge in NYC, a band I've been watching for a bit, A MILLION YEARS , fronted by Keith Madden, who happens to be a great guitarist as well. Also on the bill is a band we've played on the radio show quite a bit, THE KING LEFT , plus The Kiss Offs and The Howlies. $10 is cheap in NY. alt=rss
TLC friends, A Million Years , are playing a gig w/ local NYC indie darlings, The King Left tomorrow night (Thurs. Dec. 4) at Mercury Lounge . Go see these bands before they get too big to play in a place the size of your living room. Tix are still available online and at the door. MP3: [...]
Rival Schools finally played the first New York show they officially announced a couple months back at the Mercury Lounge last Thursday. It was their second set of the night, as they opened up for Bad Brains at Irving Plaza show earlier in the evening. The band played a great set of the classics from their debut album as well as previewing some of the new tracks like "Arranged Marriages" and "Big Wave." They also rocked a cover of "How Soon Is Now?," which they dedicated to our new President elect, Barack [...]
Photos by Matt Kleinschmidt More CMJ Marathon photos can be seen on our photo page .
On Friday radio station RLC, better known to the world as 90.FM The Core held a show at the Cook Campus Center at Rutgers University . The show boasted a pretty awesome lineup of New Brunswick's own The Gaslight Anthem , as well as Polar Bear Club , NYC's The King Left , and another up and coming Brunswick band, Let Me Run . A last minute cancellation by Polar Bear Club (their van broke down) slimmed down the lineup for the night but didn't change much of the [...]
The Gaslight Anthem performed at Rutgers in their hometown of New Brunswick this past weekend. Let Me Run and The King Left opened. Unfortunately, Polar Bear Club 's van broke down and they canceled last minute. Gaslight's set was full of interesting tales of fortune tellers from Australia during an hour and half long set of damn good rock and roll. Check out some photos below. [...]
Last night I attended the final Summer Screen event at McCarren Park Pool for Wes Anderson's Rushmore . Surprisingly, we were allowed to bring alcohol BUT it could not be in glass. My huge 6.99 bottle of Trader Joe's wine had to be poured into cups provided by the door people, and we maneuvered our way to a decent spot, along the way picking up free gifts from Starbucks and the sort. The King Left played an enjoyable set before the movie started a little after 8PM. It was a really nice and bittersweet [...]
New York City based indie rockers The King Left have posted their first video for "The Storm In A Teacup" from their new ep New York Nothing. The band just finished their second show of a three show residency at Piano's. Catch their last show next Thursday at 9:30 PM.
THE KING LEFT played round 2 of their 3 week residency at Piano's last night. The show debuted a new multimedia experience created by Matt Dunn , who also directed their video for "The Storm In The Teacup." The presentation was strung together abstract clips of black and white video that was accentuated by the changes of the music. The visual element brought some new life to King Left favorites like "By The End, Juggling Wolves" and "Brant." One offbeat [...]
Bands: The King Left, Eulogies, Land Of Talk, Film School - Review to appear on Junkmedia.org Land Of Talk | Photo Gallery Call me an ass, but I didn't stick around for Film School. I was here to see Land Of Talk - they've played the area at least a dozen times in the past year, but I managed to miss them every time. I first discovered them at SXSW this past March. Even though I only caught [...]
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