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The Sea Kings interview

Here are an year old interview of The Sea Kings by Christian Lamitschka (Journalist for Country Music)

Christian Lamitschka = Ch.L, Jake Alexander = JA, Joe Holtaway = JH, James Wills = JW

"Interview with The Sea Kings


Ch.L.: Country/Folk Music has many new fans in Europe, who may be hearing about you for the first time. How would you describe yourself and the music you play to someone who’s never seen or heard you before?

JW: The Sea Kings are different because it really is a collision of three different styles of music coming together; commercial, folk-acoustic and experimental. Before we started writing together we gigged playing each other’s songs, supporting with back-up guitar or drums, and backing vocals. This went well, but began to cause confusion at gigs when having to explain the type of music we played, as well as trying to maintain an equal split of the set, so we thought we’d try writing songs together, and become more of a band.

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The Sea Kings around the web

Here are few reviews & mentions from around the web.

By Eardrumsmusic.com ~ "The Sea Kings are a folk-pop trio from south west England, consisting of James Wills, Jake Alexander and Joe Holtaway. The band have been writing and recording songs together for a year, and they are currently recording their first album. I’ve only heard two songs by the band so far, “Sails and boards” and “Villages”, both really good. I am very much looking forward to hearing more from this band.

The vocals are especially strong, and all the three members take part in the singing. The vocal arrangements and harmonies are very, very good."

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Introducing The Sea Kings

The Sea Kings Plunder Your Village and Steal Your Women – Perfect Porridge music blog – January 2010

 

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The Sea Kings are all originally from the jagged and romantic landscape of Cornwall, south-west UK. Having been friends and occasional bandmates during their teenage years, each member moved up to London separately in the early Millennium to pursue careers in music, exchanging the coastline for concrete and the ocean for rush hour.

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