Artist: King Charles
Title: Love Lust
Label: Mi7 Records
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 180kbit av.
Time: 00:05:43
Size: 7.79 mb
Rip Date: 2009-09-22
Str Date: 2009-10-26
01. Love Lust 2:57
02. Mr. Flick 2:46
Release Notes:
Dandy, romantic, explorer and occasional shaman King Charles presents
on his second single, the high octane psychedelic folk- pop-rock that
comprises double A side æLove LustÆ/ æMr. FlickÆ to be released on Mi7
records, on October 26th.
Following the release of debut single æTime Of EternityÆ and subsequent
press, radio and online accolades, King Charles has marked himself out
on record and on stage as a truly unique figure in the musical
landscape that is 2009.
Charles and band have played storming gigs at the æBBC IntroducingÆ
stage at Glastonbury (plus recorded a live session for Huw StephensÆ
show at Maida Vale). TheyÆve also wowed crowds at Field Day and the
Shoreditch 1234 festival, both of which saw CharlesÆ daring and wild
side truly let loose.
Skewed romantic ode æLove LustÆ is a lo-fi big sound, which achieves
anthemic status without polish, exploding after a long intro and taking
in Charles emerging trademark for making twists and turns, whilst never
losing sight of the pop target.
The war cry of æMr. FlickÆ ups the pressure further adding raunch-rock
power to proceedings, melding Survivor and The Stones to ancient
shanties, synth whirls, rapping and operatics, forming a mental but
highly enjoyable whole.
To summarise, the Americans seem to have put their finger on the
singular genius of Charles, as the following quote from The Fader
states:
ôKing Charles of London tramples over the border of cool/not cool to
create a new dominion reserved for people whose hair looks like
Nyabhingi-styles Katherine Hepburn yet make epically shredding rock &
roll. We remain perplexed by his dreaded beehive, pirate shirts, black
wifebeaters and waxed moustache, but weÆre still not letting our
aesthetic confusion get in the way of how good this song is.ö
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