What does it sound like?:
This is a beautiful, seductive record, possessing smoooth, curvy grooves and full bodied vocals. There is an air of feminine perfection pervading every track. It is delectable to behold.
KING are the hot, new saviours of R&B, causing quite a stir in America. They are three young, very attractive women each with a similar honey voice that they blend with considerable skill. They are being likened to Destiny’s Child and TLC. KING are bright and independent. They write and produce themselves. However, there is a glaring absence of grit, wit or danceability. It isn’t an album to get down and dirty with. You can’t kick off your shoes and shake your booty. We Are King wants to be admired from afar. It is the kind of album that provides ambience in a high class cocktail bar, soundtracking the beautiful people as they talk vacuously about themselves. It is very stylishly dressed ear candy but after the third smoooth groove, you might be inclined to move on to something more stimulating.
As a man desperate for some fresh R&B in the 21st Century, We Are King is a gorgeous date for a Night In but it’s not a prospect for a long term relationship. I just can’t see myself getting emotionally involved.
What does it all *mean*?
No matter how much you adore women and R&B, you can’t fall in love every time.
Goes well with…
Sex On The Beach
Release Date:
Might suit people who like…
Beautiful women and smoooth R&B.
Tiggerlion says
http://youtu.be/JY4FMgeUYsQ
Red Eye
Tiggerlion says
Oops. Don’t know what happened there. One track at a time, KING are fabulous but the whole album in one sitting is a bit much. You can listen to the whole album on the Internet anyway.
niscum says
That’s not King.
This is King:
Moose the Mooche says
That’s King rubbish.
Tiggerlion says
They aren’t a shouty uppercase act but he’s the reason they have a shouty uppercase name.
The Good Doctor says
Ah I didn’t realise it was upper case. In that case I’m going to form a band called BEATLES
Gary says
The chap on the right is the dead spit of my cousin’s husband, Trevor.
Musically, might suit people who like Justin Bieber.
Moose the Mooche says
Oh Tiggs, recommending a record by three young black women on The Afterword. Your optimism is adorable.
I’ll probably give it a listen when I finally exit Jonestown.
Tiggerlion says
Recommending? If you read the full review you might spot a few back-handed compliments.
And don’t underestimate The Afterword. After all, To Pimp A Butterfly did rather well in the 2015 end-of-year poll.
The Good Doctor says
Moose that’s a very cynical comment – it maybe represents *you* and the views of people you choose to engage with on this site but it definitely doesn’t represent what The Afterword stands for
Moose the Mooche says
A couple of years ago I recommended some bits and bobs of music not unlike this on the AW. Total waste of time, and I eventually gave up recommending music altogether and sticking to snarky jokes and smut.
No biggie, different strokes for different folks.
Baron Harkonnen says
Not falling for it tiggs, not after that Kevin Lamar fiasco, no once bitten…
Tiggerlion says
Hmm. I’m going to have to rethink my writing style. Or, do people see my avatar and presume it’s a glowing review? As David Byrne said, “There’s some good points, and some baaad points…” We Are King is very pretty and in the right place, it is a real pleasure to listen to but it is no Butterfly.
Baron Harkonnen says
Now, now tiggs, you`re taking things too seriously.
Tiggerlion says
I see.
http://youtu.be/P6ctD-7FoiA
Carry On
?
Tiggerlion says
For some reason, KING don’t want their songs posted on The Afterword.
pencilsqueezer says
Probably angry Queen fans. Bloody feminists.
Tiggerlion says
Arf! I’ve only just noticed this joke, pencil. It’s rather a good one.
ruff-diamond says
Another album cover from the “I Have Photoshop on my laptop – Will This Do?” school, I see…
Gatz says
I get the impression that the woman in the hoop earrings is saying, ‘What? Is that really the cover you can do?’
Junior Wells says
Funny I’ve always found sex on the beach a bit errr gritty – a quality you say this act lacks completely.
Tiggerlion says
I have to confess I have never had Sex On The Beach. I know next to nothing about cocktails and I failed to do any research. I just picked one with a funny name.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Does it have a version of Cat Squirrel on it, Tig?
Tiggerlion says
No. No cover versions. Not even of a Doctor Ross song (or did you mean Jethro Tull?). Now you mention it, it goes well with a Pink Squirrel.
Moose the Mooche says
Dahling, what doesn’t?
H.P. Saucecraft says
I’ll be honest. Even if it had a fifteen minute version of Free Bird on it, of which thirteen minutes were a bass solo, I still wouldn’t listen to this album. I can only look at the cover by squinting through my fingers.
*shudder*
Tiggerlion says
That’s because the image is a bit blurred.
ianess says
HP, you must be one of those reprehensible excuses for a human being that Moose ‘chooses to engage with on this site’ and ‘doesn’t represent the AW’. Hang your head in shame.
Moose the Mooche says
We’ve got lumps of it round the back.
H.P. Saucecraft says
I for one welcome any reviews of anything. I think that’s fairly representative of the AW. Doesn’t mean I’m going to enjoy what’s reviewed, but who cares? Do some more reviews, Moose!
Moose the Mooche says
Your sweet pity is my balm.
H.P. Saucecraft says
Are you choosing to engage with me, heartface?
Tiggerlion says
Now, now, ladies. Let’s have no unpleasantness. Not on a KING Night In, where everything should be perfectly gorgeous.
Actually, I’ve discovered the way in to We Are King. Play it on repeat in the background so that you are aware of it but not actively listening. Gradually, the variations and the fine details start to seep into your consciousness. There is a lot more to appreciate than it seems in the first six listens. The lack of grit becomes a strength. Just don’t listen to the words. Before long, you will be looking forward to being bathed in the next rotation.
Moose the Mooche says
Ohhhh, innee bollld!
H.P. Saucecraft says
Don’t brood. You’ll get lines.
Tiggerlion says
Right. You two. Get off this thread now!
H.P. Saucecraft says
Please yourself. We can tell when we’re not wanted.
Moose the Mooche says
I’m leaving this thread with my head held high, and my feet held higher.
Johnny Concheroo says
Might as well mention the third version by Cream at this point
Tiggerlion says
No. Please don’t.
Poppy Succeeds says
Are you going to review the Kanye album, Tiggs?
Tiggerlion says
I don’t have Tidal and I haven’t heard it yet. You could argue that’s just a minor obstacle and I shouldn’t let it stop me.
Bingo Little says
I’d probably suggest it’s a blessing, tigs.
Tiggerlion says
I’m fascinated. I really want to hear it. Is it really so bad? Remember, I thought 60% of Yeezus was great. If 40% of Pablo is as good, it would still be worth the effort. Possibly.
Tiggerlion says
Anyway @Poppy-Succeeds, I’m still waiting for your review of Roly Porter. It’s very abstract, without a single rhythym in head-nodding range, but the noises he makes are LOUD and heavy.
Poppy Succeeds says
Yes, I don’t like it as much as the first, nor anything he did with Vex’d, so I’m a little disappointed. Feels like a bit of a chore to listen to.
Nevertheless, not anything like the chore of listening to the new Kanye album!