I Was a King
What:
I Was a King
Who:
I Was a King
On:
VME / Brumby Books & Music
We all have our weaknesses. For some it's a hairy chest, for others a blonde fringe. Kid yourself that the attraction's intellectual, emotional, even spiritual; but really, we're always attracted to the same half dozen traits in different configurations.
I'll admit that I go weak for a crusty Dinosaur Jr. guitar solo, the agitpop of early Flaming Lips, and Broken Social Scene's musical cacophony. So I'm a sucker for I Was a King's eponymous second album.
But for any relationship to last, the beauty has to be more than skin deep. What saves Norway's I Was A King from being just adept at pastiche is Frode Strømstad's superior '60s pop songwriting skills. Even if at times the sonic similarities to his pop canon are too close to home. 'Not Like This' sounds A LOT like Teenage Fanclub's 'Star Sign' and there is a lot of the Fanclub's signature sound herein. Which, again, is a great thing for TF lovers like myself, but hey - to each their own.
And they lived happily ever after.
Release: Album
To Cure: A broken heart
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