King tuffs selftitled sophomore album is the typical highly funny summer garage pop record. Releasing his first new song in over 4 years in preperation for his new album, garage rocker king tuff shows that hes not done and out of ideas, 5 albums later. The other will be his fifth album and follow up to 2014s black moon spell and will release on april th through sub pop records. Tune in at 11pm immediately following land of the lost with robert drake for an abbreviated survey of some seriously fresh new releases. Like many of the riyl records grmln could easily be filed next tohookheavy, guitarguided jams like wavves, king tuff and just about everything thats ever been released on dirtnap and burger recordsempire scrapes away the dirtcaked power chords of yoodoo parks earliest songwriting efforts for something thats punchy and poppy.
Comprised of chief songwriter kyle thomas aka king tuff, ruth garbus, and chris weisman, indie rock group happy birthday formed and signed to sub pop in a whirlwind year after only five shows, four of which were in. Kyle thomas has released the other, his first new song since the 2014 album black moon spell. Includes download code redeemable from the label laviavermont garagepowerpop wunderkind king tuff presents two brand new, nonalbum tracks, hot on the heels of his acclaimed selftitled lp. I think i like this and his self titled previous album equally, they feel a bit like a part i and part ii, both beaming with that scratchy, lowfi, psychedelic rock sound that tuff plays so naturally. In the brief bio on sub pops web page for king tuff, and his new selftitled album, it alludes to the fact that the entirety of the record is just rock n roll and that you cant really listen to it with critical ears. Find king tuff discography, albums and singles on allmusic. His gem of a new album was produced by bobby harlow, of the go and conspiracy of owls, and recorded during. The album also entered the cmj charts at fourteen, eventually climbing to number two. Laidback garage popster king tuff delivers a longawaited followup to was dead with his self titled sub pop debut. He is also currently a member of ty segalls backing band the muggers, formed following the release of emotional mugger. Laidback garage popster king tuff delivers a longawaited followup to was dead with his selftitled sub pop debut. The album was produced by bobby harlow and showed a maturity and experimentation to his style. King tuff is the new record from king tuff his first for sub pop and his second album overall. The singles paved the way for king tuff s self titled album, which was released on the highly revered sub pop label on may 29, 2012, and reached no.
King tuff, the other, lp, newsealed, sub pop, vinyl me, please. When king tuff released his breakthrough selftitled album in 2012, he came off as a successor to t. King tuff eyes of the muse black moon spell sub pop, 2014notes. For what its worth, the bio is pretty spot on, as king tuff is something youre just going to have to experience for yourself. Garagerock stomper and happy birthday frontman king tuff will release his selftitled sophomore album in a couple of months, and today we get to. For me king tuff is the epitome of american rock, he is. He is also the selfproclaimed dancehalls baddest ting, and founder of his own crew out of mobay titled, fully dunce. Rexs marc bolan, alone and stoned in his room and writing perfect powerpop gems. Kyle has created post punk pop songs sprinkled with equal doses of glam, pure bubbly gum, garage rock, teeny bopper, western punk, folk, and psychedelia and managed to keep it all fresh. Ty segall drums on tracks 2, 47, 9, 10, backing vocals on track 5. Filled with buzzy pop songs, happy birthdays selftitled debut album was scheduled to be released by sub pop on march 16, 2010. No mans land when asked to describe the title track from his new record, kyle thomasaka king tuff takes a deep breath.
If you were expecting king tuffs selftitled sophomore album to be was dead 2. Kyle thomas vocals, bass, guitars, wurlitzer, synthesizers, autoharp, organ, percussion. King tuff and his band have released several music videos and have continually toured across the united states, australia and europe since 2012 thomas is also the lead guitarist and singer of stoner rock band witch. King tuffs self titled album a brilliant musicbender. Lofi garage rock musician from usa, who has been releasing material on sub pop and burger records since 2006. Having heard king tuffs selftitled album on subpop, i thought id venture to get to know more of his earlier work. Heres the sixteenth issue of selftitled, featuring elp, king tuff, john lydon, purity ring, twin shadow, dirty projectors, laurel halo, japandroids and many more. Rudebwoy ranking oshe prod by sil beatz download mp3. Beyondbeyondisbeyond king tuff aka kyle thomas who also happens to. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from king tuff at the discogs marketplace. Jamaican dancehall and reggae recording artiste, demarco is here once again with another lovely record titled fix tings. It serves as the proper followup to his 2012 selftitled album. A fan of makeout party told us about it and i bought a copy online.
Tuff returned as a solo artist in 2012 with his selftitled sophomore release, which found him jumping to sub pop records and expanding his sound to include retropop melodies. Newcleus music original roots reggae artist tuff i now released debut selftitled album from humble beginnings, tuff i and his family would gather in the evenings to listen to his father play the guitar. It has enough influences on it so that it doesnt get bogged down by sounding overtly simplistic, but its familiar enough to find references in it that make king tuff a garagepsychrock n roll. Screaming skull is a clubready, guitardriven dance hit, and love potion is a glammedup rock anthem in classic king tuff form. Well spotlight black moon spell, the new album from garage rocker king. Find king tuff discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic new releases. New preorders are popping up almost every week, and here to make their second appearance on the beloved seattle label is king mfing tuff.
The singles paved the way for king tuffs selftitled album, which was released on the highly revered sub pop label on may 29, 2012, and reached no. The band played often around the new york city area, eventually releasing several tracks in the form of 7 singles and online streams. This isnt the kooky and boisterous king tuff of songs. Pregnant selftitled lp zip king tuff totally rocked it at the knitting factory tonight. As we head into the planning stages of our next issue, one record that cant seem to leave sts office stereo is king tuffs selftitled sub pop debut.
Im essentially playing this character of king tuff, this crazy party monster, and i. King tuff is the second fulllength album released on may 29, 2012, by the vermontbased artist king tuff, and his first release on us label sub pop. Please do not really cut off your ears or kill yourself. No mans land when asked to describe the title track from his new record, kyle thomasaka king tufftakes a deep breath. King tuff is the new record from king tuffhis first for sub pop and his second album overall. He also was also a member of garage rock musician ty segalls backing band the muggers, formed following the release of segalls studio album, emotional mugger. A modern day rock n roll classic to be listened to and loved for many, many years to come. Now a coveted collectors item, their selftitled 2012 album of garage pop scorchers was a smash hit with the mods, the rockers, the sportos, the motorheads, geeks, sluts, bloods, wastoids, dweebies. Reggae festival guide magazine and online directory of. After a lowkey debut, kyle thomas get some real exposure by signing to sub pop and releasing a very well timed full length. In 2014 he released his critically acclaimed third album black moon spell, a catchy collection of fuzzy glam rock and funky garage pop produced by the gos bobby harlow. King tuff the other lp 2018 sealed vinyl sub pop records indie rock w poster. His eponymous album was released on 29th may 2012, charting at twentyone on billboards heatseeker albums chart. Entitled black moon spell, the 14track effort will arrive on september 23rd via sub pop records.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The astoundingly awesome king tuff is back with his fourth lp and his second on the iconic sub pop records. King tuff the self entitled second king tuff album is wickedly smart and catchy. King tuff licensed to youtube by merlin sub pop records on behalf of sub pop. Riddim boss x shatta wale x patapaa x feli nuna x qwabena king x bobo pee body fi body. The 12track album features the lead single bad thing, which you can download in the widget above along with standout tracks keep on. King tuff has had the midas touch with anything hes ever released, so its no surprise black moon spell is exceptional rocknroll. On may 29 sub pop will release the fantastic selftitled second album from king tuff on cd, lp and all dsps. King tuff, thomass alter ego, began as a garage paean to rock and roll, and hasnt drifted far from the. Black moon spell sees king tuff pick up where he left off with his previously selftitled effort. They participated in the south by southwest festival as well as tours with likeminded acts like king tuff, and by 2014 they released a selftitled debut album of their dreamyeyed and dancey pop on burger records. Sodrac, audiam publishing, ascap, latinautor, and 8 music rights societies. Was dead, king tuffs 2008 debut, captured the attention of the rock underground and quickly blew through its limited pressing it now resides on ebay, being snatched up for hearty sums.
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