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It happens every so often… not often enough, though.
I have “discovered” an artist that I had never heard of, downloaded the album and now Can’t. Stop. Listening.
Seriously, I’m obsessed. I have 15,000 songs on my iPod and I have been listening to the same 13 over and over again for the past 4 days.
Who is this band, you might ask?
It’s No More Kings. It’s their self-titled album, and it’s clever and sharp and sounds fantastic.
The whole album is peppered with pop-culture references that include everything from Peanuts comic strip and Sally Brown’s secret love for Schroeder, Gargamel and the Smurfs, MC Hammer, Edith Bunker, The Karate Kid, Gene Kelly, and even a song written from the view point of Gulliver stuck in Lilliput.
There’s not a bad song on this album. I’m sharing a few songs with you here… I hope you enjoy and love it as much as I do. I’m like a drug pusher.
Here’s a song straight from the Peanuts Comic Strip:
A hilarious song about becoming a Zombie (no really. Listen and love it. I can’t stop giggling during the call and answer…)
My favorite song (I think) from the album that sort of captured my philosophy of life:
And here’s the song you may have already heard written from the point of view of Johnny, the bad guy in The Karate Kid:
You know, I used to write about music a lot. It’s just been a long time since I’ve found something I like this much!
Have you found any new artists lately that I should check out?
