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Nostalgia
July For Kings
"The band's driving melodic modern rock sound is built around Hedges' penetrating lyrics that alternate between whimsical and heart-wrenching...a group that stands a good chance of being the 'next big thing' -Cincinnati Post
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Invincible | 3:34 | Play |
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Blue Eyes | 3:22 | Play |
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Float Away | 4:32 | Play |
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One By One | 3:37 | Play |
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Like That | 4:49 | Play |
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The Distance | 4:29 | Play |
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Just Right | 5:46 | Play |
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July For Kings
Joe Hedges - vocals, guitar
Travis Delaney - guitar
T Miller - cello, guitar, vocals
Drew Phillips - bass, vocals
Dan McQuinn - drums, percussion
Often, it's not the good times that a band shares that defines and shapes them, but the bad. Just ask July For Kings.
Since November 2002, the Middletown, Ohio five-piece have fulfilled the dream of releasing a major label debut, followed by the low point of finding themselves without a record deal and their two long-time friends and band members. The pain of parting ways with MCA Records and original bass player and drummer might have seriously damaged the confidence of lesser bands, but July For Kings responded to such adversity by regrouping, refocusing and rejecting the politics for the only thing that really matters to a band: the music.
"We are fired up," admits July For Kings' lead singer/songwriter, Joe Hedges. "I don't want to over dramatize anything, but to be honest things felt pretty bleak for a while. Now we're just totally going for it and are excited that we're finally going to be releasing some new music."
That new music is the brand new seven-song CD, Nostalgia, a body of work that builds impressively on the crunching riffs, stellar musicianship and memorable hooks of their 2002 MCA debut, Swim, with the CD's title confirming that the band is looking forward, having learned from the past.
"If anything, the downtime only made us hungrier to make music and get out there and play," says Hedges. "But I really think we are a better group because of it. Fortunately, we all share an idea of what it means to be a rock group, and we are willing to put in the time and work to make it happen. We're in it for the right reasons, for the long haul."
Produced by Hedges and Eric Stewart, Nostalgia embodies JFK's blue-collar ethic and indefatigable spirit as well as displaying the creative spark that sent songs like "Normal Life" from Swim to the top of radio play lists in 2002. Calling in favours from industry friends like LA mixer Blumpy and recording on...
(read more at www.julyforkings.com/bio)