Artist: I Was A King
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They missed their intended launch date, but it seem that the folks behind the Ja Ja Ja Nordic clubnights in London have finally got themselves their first showcase at The Lexington on November 19. As for the bands selected to grace the stage at this inaugral event, they were selected by Huw Stephens of Radio 1 Introducing and include a representation from every Scandinavian country except poor Denmark: Kira Kira (Iceland), I Was A King (Norway), TV Off (Finland), Francis (Sweden). Go to their website for more: http://www.jajajamusic.com/
I Was a King will release their debut UK 7" via Sonic Cathedral on November 16. The a-side features the tune "Norman Bleik" while the flip has a cover of "She's my best friend" by Velvet Underground.
I Was A King are keeping a tour diary while travelling the US: http://www.iwasaking.com/
Norwegian indie act I Was a King was selected for KEXP's song of the day yesterday: http://blog.kexp.org/blog/2009/05/04/song-of-the-day-i-was-a-king-norman-bleik/
Norwegian indie act I Was A King will tour the US in late May:
05/26 - Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
05/27 - Beachland Tavern, Cleveland, OH
05/28 - M Room, Philadelphia, PA
05/29 - Harper’s Ferry, Allston, MA
05/30 - Mercury Lounge, New York, NY
05/31 - Union Hall, Brooklyn, NY
06/01 - Black Cat, Washington DC
06/05 - Hailey's, Denton, TX
06/08 - Rhythm Room, Phoenix, AZ
06/09 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
06/10 - The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
06/11 - Rickshaw Stop, San Francisco, CA
06/13 - Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR
06/14 - Neumos, Seattle, WA
PopMatters reviews I Was A King's self-titled international release: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/72109-i-was-a-king-i-was-a-king/
Scandinavians representing at this year's Great Escape Festival in Brighton, England include team Norway: The New Wine, Harrys Gym, Thomas Dybdhal, Casiokids, I Was A King, Tommy Tokyo and Starving For My Gravy and Datarock; Sweden: The Deer Tracks, A Sad Day for Puppets and Dag for Dag; Finland: TV Off and Jaakko and Jay; and finally, repping for Iceland: Hjaltalín and Lay Low. Details: http://www.escapegreat.com/
The new Heroes & Zeros single "Cipramillion" is up at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/heroeszeros
Anne Lise Frøkedal (Harrys Gym/I Was a King) guests on said track.
Morningside Records is streaming I Was A King's hyped self-titled album in full: http://morningsiderecords.dk/IWAK
Hype City will be releasing I Was a King's self-titled album on vinyl on March 23. Preorder info: http://hypecity.no/?p=412
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Oslo shits out yet another shoegaze band and of course Emil Nikolaisen from Serena Maneesh is in the credits, this time as producer, alongside Bjarne Stensli (Harrys Gym, I Was A King). Hoo-boy, that's quite a lineup of mediocre bands, so why should this be any different? Actually, the a-side ("Taste the trash") isn't all that bad, despite the robotic drumming. I'd even say that the abundant feedback squalls adequately compensate for the overall lack of energy, egged on by by the heavily layered and buried female vocals. Side two ("Spit voyage") aims to repeat the formula by amping things up even higher, but the polyrhythmic arrangement doesn't work at all and subsequently comes across like a huge mess. And again, that damn drummer! I swear, if you told me it was a machine I'd believe you, he's so competently lifeless. Loosen up man! The future of your band depends on it.
- Avi Roig
This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:
01. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
02. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
03. deLillos - Huskeglemme
04. Kari Bremnes - Ly
05. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
06. Åge Sten Nilsen - Glamunition
07. Tommy Tokyo feat Starving for My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On
08. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
09. Marit Larsen - The Chase
10. Skambankt - Hardt regn
11. Vamp - St. Mandag
12. Black Debbath - Black Debbaths beste. 10 år
13. El Caco - Heat
14. Vestlandsfanden - Tipping & Trygd
15. Bugge Wesseltoft - Playing
16. Bellman - Mainly Mute
17. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
18. Ida Jenshus - Color of the Sun
19. I Was A King - I was a king
20. Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons
As promised, the new Hiawata single "Valley boys" is now available as a free download along with b-side covers by Harrys Gym/I Was a King, Monzano, Dylan Mondegreen, My Little Pony and more. Get it right here: http://sellout-music.net/hiawata-valley_boys.zip
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