[GIG REVIEW] Lisbon w/ King No-One, Victors & Indigo Velvet @ Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, Saturday 6th February 2016

Either i'm going mad or the Brudenell Social Club has venue has moved. Yet nobody i spoke too seemed to confirm this for me. Anyway despite my uncomfortable feeling that i was possibly at the wrong venue, i instantly heard the reassuring sounds of Indigo Velvet coming from the room behind the bar.

Their sound caught my ears instantly and even made me skip getting an early Guinness in for fear of missing another second of their set stood in a queue at the bar. A couple of people had said these lads were good (shout out to the Lisbon street team @LisbonFC) and for me they didn't disappoint. Technically great, young and enthusiastic, I thought they carried themselves really well. Keep it going boys!

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Victors were next on the bill and they for me personally didn't hit home as much. I can't slate them because they actually played a great little set, there was just that spark missing for some reason that even a couple days after the event i can't quite put my finger on. Maybe the tunes that had the familiar 'ooo's and ahh' sing along sections just made my brain switch off.

That said I genuinely loved the bassist! From the moment go he was just exuberant about being on stage. 1UP on everyone else's efforts.

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What can I say about King No-One that I haven't already. For anyone who has read my previous posts about them will know i love this band so this is going to read pretty samey.

The lads know how to deliver their tunes now with almost surgical precision and I always enjoy a good mic stand twizzle!

The guys played their newest tunes "Stay Close" and "Say My Name" which went down rather well with a Leeds crowd who no doubt will now try pop along to the single launch in the same city. Headrow House / 17/3/16.

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Headline Act - LISBON certainly showed their prowess in terms of headlining an evening of good music by treating the crowd to some sensual, almost seedy at time, proper good indie tunes. The lads know how to get the crowd involved whilst still singing about subjects to make you think.

New tune 'Vice' has a vibe that means your hips move even if you don't want them too! A natural progression from a tune like 'Good 2 Me'. You cannot stop this, nor should you want too. 'Khaleesi' and 'Blue Love' and had the crowd continuing to move and get involved.

In turns out the lads are really really nice guys from speaking to them afterwards and i hadn't realised that I am apparently a doppelganger for Matt Varty (Lead Singer)... see this link: PICTURE

@lisbonjoe was superb at the merch stand appreciating the fact i'd traveled a fair distance, told me to have a safe journey home and chucked a t-shirt at me! On stage he was a class act aswell, as were the rest of the lads.

Would recommend catching them at some point in the near future if you can. Apologies for the poor pictures btw, i'm no cameraman unfortunately so i let the iphone do it's best. Must try harder in that respect but when the bands had my attention all night i always forget to take good piccys.

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[LISTEN] King No-One - Stay Close

King No-One keep going from strength to strength and it comes as no surprise to me that their latest effort 'Stay Close' sees them picking up the pace and still delivering comfortably. Officially released 18/03/2016, i can't wait so their soundcloud page is my new home for the next few weeks.

This hip shaking belter of a tune is a great addition to their growing stature and even has a more direct speech section which i found a bold move these days but for me it works.

Double A-side with 'Say My Name' gives a wonderful contrast of their skill set, slowing it down and getting soulful. Playlist additions the moment they drop for sure.

The chaps are playing a couple of gigs this month which i'm sure they'd love to see your faces at!

Leeds - Brudenell Social Club - 6/2/16
London - Hoxton Bar and Kitchen - 10/2/16
York - Fibbers - 26/2/16

[GIG REVIEW] King No-One @ My House, Grimsby, Friday 15th January 2016

KING NO ONE agreed to play probably one of the best venues i could ever have wished for... My very own abode! No lengthy travelling to a venue, no queuing to get in and no waiting at the bar (seen as i built my own, aptly named The Hare & The Hound seen as it's always my dog and I in there).

This was always going to be an exciting evening for me as i feel like i've watched King No One grow and mature into the ever more establishing band they are today. There is something about listening to their songs that gives me a sense of grandeur i know they can achieve. No bias honest.

Playing a stripped down set they opened with 'Foreign Tongue' which instantly transformed my dining room into a proper gig venue! Nailing 'Millennium', new tune 'Say my name' and 'Constellations' twice (once as an encore from the 15 strong crowd) I think they really enjoyed it and got increasingly more comfortable with people right in their faces. 

Crammed into The Hare & The Hound, the lads cracked a lovely nostalgic acoustic version of 'Vulpix' in the lack of space they had to work with. I even changed 'Beer of the month' to a York Brewery 'Guzzler' in honour of the lads origins.

Some of my friends had heard of them before, no doubt from my endless sharing of their music, other friends were totally unaware of them but by the end of the night they had genuinely won some new fans. Even the neighbours admitted to really enjoying their sound through the dividing wall of the houses haha

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[Gig Review] King No-One @ Fibbers, York. Saturday 21st November 2015

My fourth King No-One gig and I can safely say each time they seem to grow as an act.

Last night saw the lads play a special gig for the release of their single 'Constellations' which has had a bit of Radio 1 love in recent weeks. It's not for me to say It's All Indie are better than them but we did have this single reviewed, pre-release,  2 months before Radio 1 even sniffed at it... available to read HERE. 

Anyway, plugging aside, King No-One now feel more polished and established as an all round killer band ready to storm through your home Ipod docks and not move for a long time.

With a classy stage production and even the odd party popper (the cleaner at Fibbers will be furious) Zach, Joe, James and Alex knew how to pull all the strings to puppeteer an almost perfect gig for their stage in their career. By way of opening with some mood lighting, jokes/interaction with the crowd and all efforts directed towards having a good time the chaps appeared to have the crowd eating out of the palm of their hands.

Frontman Zach swirls the mic stand around and jumps up on the drum kit like its effortless stage presence rather than forced entertainment.

Tunes like 'Foreign Tongue', 'Philosophical' and ending on 'Millennium' meant they portrayed their diverse range of hefty riffs and delicate softer abilities.

Hoping that this won't be the first and last tune of theirs being played on the big time.

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Jase Hare

[LISTEN] King No-One - Constellations

Don't think these lads will be busking for too much longer unless they just love the buzz of it. Their new tune 'Constellations' sounds like it would be more suited to a stadium filled with adoring fans rather than York shoppers out for a bargain, which is precisely what they'll be getting if they hear this down the high street!



 A belter of a tune that i predict may rocket King No-One up to were they want to be. Layered, strong and BIG! The lads have produced again for me. Their back catalouge is looking pretty strong now for the boys which can only mean their gigs are going to be getting more crammed.

Jump on them now and don't regret it.

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