Song:Check Yes Juliet
Album:So Far
There is nothing wrong with We The Kings except they sound too much like similar emo pop bands to get much traction. Check Yes Juliet is probably their biggest hit to date but they haven't scored a big pop hit. The members of We The Kings were classmates in Bradenton, FL. Travis Clark is the lead singer and he writes most of the songs. Hunter Thomsen is on guitar, his brother Drew Thomsen is on bass and the drummer is Danny Duncan. At first they were called Broken Image and then De Soto. The name We The Kings has to do with a junior high school mascot. They posted some songs on the website Purevolume and that got them a deal with S-Curve Records with EMI distribution. Their 2007 debut CD was produced by Sam Hollander and Dave "Sluggo" Katz who had worked with similar groups like Cobra Starship and Gym Class Heroes. Check Yes Juliet reached #70 on the Billboard Hot 100 but the song did well on the mainstream pop chart and the album did very well in Australia. They toured to support the album. They recorded three albums for S-Curve but they didn't seem to be making much progress. In 2011, Drew Thomsen left and was replaced by Charles Trippy. And keyboard player Coley O'Toole was added. They left S-Curve for Ozone Entertainment which allowed them more freedom and creative control. They continue to record and tour. This comp covers their S-Curve recordings. We The Kings is working on a new album financed through PledgeMusic. It's supposed to be out sometime in 2018. That they are self releasing their next album shows that they are happy with success as a touring band and they aren't concerned about getting that one big hit. They begin touring in June. Here's the video for Check Yes Juliet by We The Kings.
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