Kingmaker
1. Kingmaker were a British indie rock group, founded in Kingston upon Hull… Read Full Bio ↴1. Kingmaker were a British indie rock group, founded in Kingston upon Hull in 1990.
Teenage schoolmates Loz Hardy and Myles Howell formed the group during their year off after school. They placed an advertisement for a drummer, and eventually recruited the significantly older John Andrew. Andrew was an ex-travelling puppeteer. The band began playing and touring, before making their recording debut with The Celebrated Working Man EP. After this they signed up to Chrysalis Records and released a second EP, entitled Idiots at the Wheel in January 1992. They were also immediately courted by the music press, and they invented a niche category for the band, which they dubbed "New Cool Rock".
With a fan following building up, and lyrical austerity in their melodic music, they were tipped by some as the "next big thing". Their debut album, Eat Yourself Whole was well received, and spent three weeks in the UK Album Chart, reaching a high of number twenty-nine in October 1991. In addition, the single release of the album's title track, "Eat Yourself Whole", reached the U.K. Top Twenty.
They then landed an American record deal with Chrysalis. Kingmaker's second album, Sleepwalking was released in 1993, to general acclaim. Hardy's songwriting prowess seemed to have grown in inverse proportion to their stature. Certainly the songs on Sleepwalking, primarily located in Hardy's bitter world, far surpassed anything on the debut album, and outshone the early singles that had won them most attention. The album starts off with "Playground Brutality", a sad, emotional song about bullying in schools. This sets the tone for the songs to follow, which cover a broad range of subjects such as death, anarchy and injustice.
However, despite their promising debut, the band rapidly fell out of favour. Paul Heaton of local stars The Beautiful South heavily criticised them as being middle class pretenders, and the rot set in thereafter.
Their final album, In the Best Possible Taste emerged in 1995, within one month of the death of the disc jockey Kenny Everett, who had popularised the phrase. Whilst tracks such as "One False Move" revealed a subtle shift towards urban rockabilly, the band called it quits after touring later the same year.
2. Kingmaker is a 5 piece hardcore band from Lake County IL. With members ranging from 17 to 19, it’s hard to believe that such a pissed off heavy sound could come out of some teenagers. Debuting their 6 song EP “Catacomb” recorded in guitarist Andy Eclov’s basement, the band not only shows that it’s possible for the youth of modern times to go against the grain of cookie cutter bullshit bands the suburbs spawns, but that hardcore is still alive and well today. Being the first EP any of them has recorded, there is still much room for improvement, but having only been a band for 2 months and putting out music of this quality speaks for itself. My favorite thing about this band thus far is the fact that they can put out music that makes you want to kill the person next to you, but they do it with a smile on their faces because they integrate what most bands fail to into the music, having fun. Get ready for Kingmaker kiddies, these boys are out for blood. - grizzly
Teenage schoolmates Loz Hardy and Myles Howell formed the group during their year off after school. They placed an advertisement for a drummer, and eventually recruited the significantly older John Andrew. Andrew was an ex-travelling puppeteer. The band began playing and touring, before making their recording debut with The Celebrated Working Man EP. After this they signed up to Chrysalis Records and released a second EP, entitled Idiots at the Wheel in January 1992. They were also immediately courted by the music press, and they invented a niche category for the band, which they dubbed "New Cool Rock".
With a fan following building up, and lyrical austerity in their melodic music, they were tipped by some as the "next big thing". Their debut album, Eat Yourself Whole was well received, and spent three weeks in the UK Album Chart, reaching a high of number twenty-nine in October 1991. In addition, the single release of the album's title track, "Eat Yourself Whole", reached the U.K. Top Twenty.
They then landed an American record deal with Chrysalis. Kingmaker's second album, Sleepwalking was released in 1993, to general acclaim. Hardy's songwriting prowess seemed to have grown in inverse proportion to their stature. Certainly the songs on Sleepwalking, primarily located in Hardy's bitter world, far surpassed anything on the debut album, and outshone the early singles that had won them most attention. The album starts off with "Playground Brutality", a sad, emotional song about bullying in schools. This sets the tone for the songs to follow, which cover a broad range of subjects such as death, anarchy and injustice.
However, despite their promising debut, the band rapidly fell out of favour. Paul Heaton of local stars The Beautiful South heavily criticised them as being middle class pretenders, and the rot set in thereafter.
Their final album, In the Best Possible Taste emerged in 1995, within one month of the death of the disc jockey Kenny Everett, who had popularised the phrase. Whilst tracks such as "One False Move" revealed a subtle shift towards urban rockabilly, the band called it quits after touring later the same year.
2. Kingmaker is a 5 piece hardcore band from Lake County IL. With members ranging from 17 to 19, it’s hard to believe that such a pissed off heavy sound could come out of some teenagers. Debuting their 6 song EP “Catacomb” recorded in guitarist Andy Eclov’s basement, the band not only shows that it’s possible for the youth of modern times to go against the grain of cookie cutter bullshit bands the suburbs spawns, but that hardcore is still alive and well today. Being the first EP any of them has recorded, there is still much room for improvement, but having only been a band for 2 months and putting out music of this quality speaks for itself. My favorite thing about this band thus far is the fact that they can put out music that makes you want to kill the person next to you, but they do it with a smile on their faces because they integrate what most bands fail to into the music, having fun. Get ready for Kingmaker kiddies, these boys are out for blood. - grizzly
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Kingmaker Lyrics
Another Bad Dose of Home Truths Not got time to change Not got time to wonder All I…
Armchair Anarchist I'm a marked anarchist Yes, I'm being totally honest In fa…
Backroom Boys They say that Pete had Razor sharp wit But the man…
Broadmoor Hotel Yes, you made me whince You said I'd like to write…
Dissatisfaction Guaranteed When she and I first clasped eyes I put it down…
Don't Come Over Something has come over I can't make sense of the things…
Eat Yourself Whole Oh God, oh God It's not fun being you anymore Oh, God,…
Electric Sue She forgets She forgets her own address So to give her mem…
End Of The Line This place is a jungle When I saw you in the…
Every Teenage Suicide Three minutes time My well will run dry No need to cry…
Everything In Life "Love yourself" I remember you said I've done it now and…
Freewheeling Her clock hands held the time to Sunday She said "These…
Frustrated Gangster My remedies are back room philosophies Some protection from…
Hard Times Under the sun the light may shine for all Dean took…
Help Yourself Nervous You know you're making me nervous Because I've nev…
Hey, Birdman I want some escape I wanna fly out of here What's…
High As A Kite You must think you are beautiful You must think you are…
Honesty Kills What's Richard got That I haven't got It's not that hideou…
I'm In Love I'm ugly oh it's tragic I'm beautifully sad Thank god for …
In The Best Possible Taste I left town on the six o′clock train Seeing my reflections…
In the Best Possible Taste Part 2 I've woken up Crash landed Survived my stint on the…
Kissing Under Anaesthetic Sister's ill - she said she took the devil's advice She's…
Lady Madonna Lady Madonna, children at your feet Wonder how you manage to…
Lady Shakespeare's Bomb Where is your life, you've been looking for a hundred thous…
Loveless/Defamed Christine Where the hell have you been? What the hell have…
Neo Con Look at me, crying on my knees; fucking bloody teeth The…
One False Move I wooed her with a four letter word after trying…
Playground Brutality The falling of your tears Was the best environmental news …
Pyjama Girl He stood on your fingers When you scrubbed his kitchen floo…
Pyromaniacs Anonymous That deep whining sound Is a lust for this town And the…
Queen Jane I saw you sitting on the pavement Watching the goose-step o…
Really Scrape The Sky What a perfect day to climb the stairs into the…
Revelation You've always insisted retribution for misguided Members of…
Sad To See You Go You killed me With your opening lines of the day You slaye…
Sequinned Thug You're a sequinned thug Proud to spill blood on the streets…
Side By Side My life changed the day I met you That day…
Sleepwalking in the Five O'Clock Shadow When you wake Do you really wake Or do you walk in…
Sometimes I Think She Takes Me Along Just For The Ride We walked into town like sister and brother She wore my…
Stay Free She'd like to live her life in a day-dream 'Cause there…
Story Of My Life Written in these walls are the stories that I can't…
Ten Years Asleep It wouldn't happen in another world It couldn't've happened…
Tomorrow's World Did you see his eyes Did you see his eyes In the…
Two Headed Yellow Bellied Hole Digger She stumbles down most every place she goes Don't blame me…
Wave Wave Don't you hear the mermaids speak? Can't you see that…
When Lucy's Down I spoke in a rhyme but the words were not…
Where You Stand The traffic lights are red for the honest man He can…
Wonderful Garden I'm going down See me go down The circus is in town I…
You And I Will Never See Things Eye To Eye You grew up in the sticks Where you struggled to get…