The King Blues

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The King Blues
The King Blues in Newcastle (April 2010)
The King Blues in Newcastle (April 2010)
General information
origin London
Genre (s) Acoustics - ska , punk rock , skapunk
founding 2004, 2015
resolution 2012
Website www.kingblues.net
Founding members
Singing, ukulele
 Jonny 'Itch' Fox
Acoustic guitar
 Jamie Jazz
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Punk & Poetry
  UK 31 04/30/2011 (2 weeks)
Long Live the Struggle
  UK 43 07/14/2012 (1 week)
The Gospel Truth
  UK 47 04/21/2017 (1 week)
Singles
Save the World, Get the Girl
  UK 68 02/28/2009 (1 week)
I got love
  UK 93 05/16/2009 (2 weeks)
Headbutt
  UK 72 05/29/2010 (1 week)

The King Blues is an acoustic - ska band from London that combines in their style influences of ska and acoustic folk with those of punk and hardcore. They were influenced by Public Enemy , The Clash , The Specials and Minor Threat, among others .

Band history

The King Blues started out as a ska duo consisting of Itch ( ukulele / vocals) and Jamie Jazz ( guitar / additional vocals). Jamie Jazz was then working in a music store called "Rock Around the Clock" in Crouch End / Muswell Hill, London, but gave up this occupation when he realized that the success of The King Blues could only be achieved with all his time. A further acoustic guitar and a bass were added to the band shortly afterwards. The sound of the King Blues was then described as “soulful ska with raw folk and a punk rock attitude”.

In June 2006, they released their debut album Under the Fog on Household Name Records , which led to an increase in gigs and performances.

The second album Save the World, Get the Girl , followed on October 20, 2008 , after the first single Let's Hang the Landlord had been released in May .

The band announced their split on April 2, 2012.

On November 25th, 2015 the band played on Kerrang ! and announced their reunion on their Facebook page.

At the beginning of 2016 the EP “Off with their Heads” was released with a new line-up and in April 2017 the completely new album “The Gospel Truth” was released.

Discography

Albums

  • Under the Fog (2006)
  • Save the World, Get the Girl (2008)
  • Punk & Poetry (2011)
  • Long Live the Struggle (2012)
  • Live at the Roundhouse (2013)
  • Off with their Heads (EP) (2016)
  • The Gospel Truth (2017)

Singles

  • Mr. Music Man (2006)
  • Come Fi Di Youth (2007)
  • Let's Hang the Landlord "/" Mayday !!! (2008)
  • My Boulder (2008)
  • Save the World, Get the Girl (2009)
  • I Got Love (2009)
  • Headbutt (2010)
  • Holiday (2010)
  • Set the World on Fire (2011)

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  1. ↑ a b Chart sources: UK
  2. ↑ The King Blues: THE KING BLUES SPLIT AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW ALBUM 'LONG LIVE THE STRUGGLE' ( Memento of the original from April 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed April 21, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kingblues.com
  3. ↑ Kerrang !: "The King Blues Announce Their Return" , accessed December 26, 2015
  4. ↑ Facebook: "Guess who's back and pissed off again" , accessed on December 26, 2015
  5. ↑ “Off with their Heads” - News from The King Blues . In: Common Tales . February 12, 2016 ( common-tales.com [accessed March 7, 2017]).
  6. ↑ The King Blues - Next week live in Berlin and Cologne, “The ...” In: Common Tales . January 31, 2017 ( common-tales.com [accessed March 7, 2017]).

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