King of France, the / Salad Days
Album: Salad Days   Collection:Missing
Artist:King of France, the   Added:Jun 2003
Label:Egret Records  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2003-09-29 Pull Date: 2003-12-01
Week Ending: Nov 9 Oct 12 Oct 5
Airplays: 1 1 1

Recent Airplay
1. Nov 03, 2003: Fly By Night
Makeshift
3. Oct 03, 2003: the discovery channel
Makeshift
2. Oct 06, 2003: Fly By Night
Makeshift

Album Review
Mandy Khoshnevisan
Reviewed 2003-09-25

Even-tempered indie pop. Vocals sound (not in a bad way) lazy, like he hits notes without really trying. Same goes for the rest of the band—it just comes out without any effort. Muted bell-like electric guitars, bass, percussion, some unexpected electronic warbles. Wacky lyrics. (Apparently actually the last unreleased album from the Minneapolis band Deformo, released under the name of Steve Salad/Salett’s new band.)

1. (2:30) satisfied chugging midtempo, phantom twang, female harmonies
2. (2:59) earnest midtempo, bell-like guitars, uneasy refrain
* 3. (3:36) even mid/uptempo, childish sounding vocals, electronic wavers, jangly
* 4. (3:17) driven down/midtempo, unexpected rhythms
5. (3:33) starts in no-tempo land. Solid tempo, harmonies, wavery electronic noise
* 6. (3:32) driving percussion, piano, female harmonies, catchy
7. (2:57) slightly desperate slightly faster, constant strumming rhythm
* 8. (2:31) jangly twangy, slightly faster; low vocals. Dark sounds
* 9. (2:01) chugging countryish, with warm lazy brass harmonies
10. (6:13) 80s’ pop/new wave-ish; surfy bass, organ synth, tambourine
--reviewed by mandy (La Chanteuse)

Track Listing
1. Lover Don't Cry   6. Makeshift
2. Days Go By   7. The Beggars & the Christians
3. That's Why   8. Dreaming on the Edge
4. Been So Long   9. Father Lied
5. Persephone   10. Moving Up the Valley