Buzz Track: American Girls & French Kisses
Beach Slang formed in the summer of 2013, in that short time they have received rave reviews from Pitchfork, NPR, Brooklyn Vegan, Noisey, The A.V. Club and have been praised by a wide range of writers from Dan Ozzi to Kurt Loder. They have been described as a cross between The Replacements, Goo Goo Dolls and Jawbreaker. The live show, which brings the intensity of the Ramones has been winning fans over at rapid pace. They’ve performed at Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn Night Bazzar, St Vitus, among others. Beach Slang is an artist to watch.
Contact: randy@forcemm.com
Buzz Track: The Balance
Since featuring Royal Tongues, they have signed with The Agency Group, have secured label & publisher meetings in NYC and LA and have worked with producers Alex Da Kid, Goodwill & MGI and Diji Parq. They will perform tonight at Rough Trade NYC with Panama Wedding. Royal Tongues are a duo out of Buffalo, NY who have recently burst onto the scene with high-energy synth anthems ready for sync placements and alt radio traction. The duo has spent much of this past year co-writing with major songwriters from LA to NYC and scoring major sync placements. They self produced and released their new single last week. They were featured on Neon Gold and premiering FM debut on KX93.5 We Found New Music. Influences range from Smallpools, Passion Pit and Grouplove. Royal Tongues is an artist to watch.
Contact: sean@workinggroupmgmt.com
So-Cal Night Riots, a Kings of A&R favorite have signed to Sumerian Records. The band has teamed up with MTV to premiere the official new music video for their new single, “Contagious,“. This is the first song the band has released since their tremendously successful EP Young Lore. The band won over the tastemaker rock station KROQ throwing their support behind the band via their “Locals Only” events, and critical praise from the likes of MTV, FUSE, Huffington Post, All Things Go, Nylon Guys, AV Club, FILTER + more. Night Riots is a band to watch.
Contact: jimmy.throgmorton@gmail.com
Buzz Track: Evil Eyed
American Wolf is a Dream Pop five piece from Chicago, Illinois. The band has toured the U.S on several occasions and performed with acts like Plants and Animals, Moon Taxi and Allen Stone. American Wolf has been featured in Daytrotter, Audiotree and Converse Rubbertrack live sessions. The band was also a top 12 finalist in Chicago’s Columbia College “Biggest Mouth” and won Chicago Deli Magazine’s Artist of the Month in 2013.
Contact: mgmt@americanwolfband.com
Buzz Track: Into The Dark
The Graveyard Club has become a Kings favorite. In the fall of 2013, Graveyard Club recorded a batch of spooky, synth-laden 80’s pop songs in the basement of a 19th century mansion in St. Paul, MN. After the January 2014 release of their lo-fi first EP “Sleepwalk”, the quartet wrote and recorded their first album, “Nightingale” with Ed Ackerson at Flowers Studio in Minneapolis. “Nightingale” was released in September of 2014, pushing the sound established on “Sleepwalk” into new directions while retaining some of the dark, haunted appeal. The LP featured singles “The Night is Mine”, and “Into the Dark”. Graveyard Club is an artist to watch.
Contact: leanna@swimagency.com