I Was A King Discography of CDs

I Was A King music CDs Norway's I Was a King are folks who clearly and dearly love their indie rock, and their third album, Old Friends, finds them once again reeling off a wealth of influences over the course of a dozen tunes -- everything from Teenage Fanclub's fuzzy but effervescent shoegaze pop on "Nightwalking" to a curious three-way fusion of Sonic Youth, Big Star's Third, and the Stooges' "L.A. Blues" on "Unreal." But while I Was a King doubtless spend a lot of time absorbing their record collections on their time off, one thing that sets them apart from their role models is a consistent and palpable joy in their music. It's not that hard to sound upbeat on a hooky pop tune like "Echoes" or the folky campfire number "Old Friends," but even when IWAK dip into the minor-key turnarounds of "Forgive and Forget" or the chaos of "Unreal," there's a sense of wonder and charm that's a big switch from the affected façade of many of the bands that have followed similar paths. I Was a King have grown to include nine musicians on Old Friends, and all of them make their presence felt here; while there's a concise little rock band at the core of these songs, the arrangements make room for keyboards, horns, strings, massed voices, and various oddball noises, and it speaks well of the songs that despite their clean lines and outward simplicity, they can bear the weight of the sometimes overstuffed, picaresque performances and still feel sweet, grounded, and affecting. Old Friends is an ambitious project, but I Was a King never let the scope of the record overwhelm the ...

I Was A King discography The self-titled sophomore release from Norway's I Was A King traces the band's continued ascent into the pop-rock stratosphere. With musical touchstones that include Teenage Fanclub, My Bloody Valentine, Guided by Voices, and Elephant 6 collective acts like Apples in Stereo (not to mention the 1960s psych-pop bands that influenced those bands), I WAS A KING is a blast of hooky, swirling guitar-kissed bliss. What these songs ...

I Was A King CD discography  

I Was A King songs Track Listing of songs: Frozen Disease; Leave; Eric; Ferries; Hanging On; Million Signs; Fire; Woods; Food Wheels; Superhero; Indiana;

I Was A King CD discography “It would be hard to overstate the sheer fun of listening to this aural sugar rush.”The Sunday Times (4/5)“Stromstad’s gift for locating innocent melody amid noise, and the methodical way he conveys apparent chaos, hints at a subversive talent.”The Independent (3/5)“Royally briliant”NME (8/10)“Ramshackle rock squeezed through a dreampop filter”Guardian Band of the Day“Losing something good for something better” is the notion of songs written in a lost ...

I Was A King albums Limited seven inch vinyl pressing. First single from the 09 self titled album by the Norwegian indie band. Influences include the Electric Prunes, Teenage Fan Club & Olivia Tremor Control. Tracks are ‘Norman Bleik’ b/w the non album b-side ‘She’s My Best Friend’. 2 tracks.