We the Kings – поп-панк группа из маленького городка Брадентон, штат Флорида, США.
Впервые они встретились ещё в средней школе Марты Б. Кинг. Четвёрка музыкантов – друзья с детства (название группы ссылается на название их школьного талисмана): вокалист и гитарист Трэвис Кларк, гитарист Хантер Томсен, его брат – басист Дрю Томсен и барабанщик Дэнни Дункан. В 2007 году, с помощью менеджера Брета Дисенда, всё ещё подростковый квартет поместил несколько треков на сайте – социальной сети "Purevolume", чтобы, будучи ещё неподписанными на лейбл, заявить о себе в Интернете. В это же время заключался контракт с инди-лейблом от EMI – "S-Curve Records" (Joss Stone, Fountains of Wayne, The Baha Men).
Одноимённый альбом спродюссировал Сэм Холландер, микширование сделал Лу Джиордано, – они оба работали с фаворитами чартов того времени – Gym Class Heroes и Plain White T's.
Состав:
Трэвис Рэндалл Кларк (Travis Randall Clark) – вокал, ритм-гитара, фортепиано
Райан Хантер Томсен (Ryan Hunter Thomsen) – соло-гитара
Дэниел Ли Дункан (Daniel Lee Duncan) – ударные
Эндрю Ригал Томсен (Andrew Regal Thomsen) - бас-гитара
Чарльз Пол Триппи III (Charles Paul Trippy III) - бас-гитара
Дискография:
Студийные альбомы:
2007 – We the Kings
2009 – Smile Kid
2011 – Sunshine State of Mind
EPs:
2008 – Secret Valentine
Синглы:
2007 – Skyway Avenue
2008 – Check Yes Juliet
2008 – Secret Valentine
2009 – Heaven Can Wait
2010 – We'll Be a Dream
2011 – Friday Is Forever
2011 – Say You Like Me
Награды:
2008 – MTV Video Music Awards
2008 – Rock on Request Awards
2010 – Teen Choice Awards Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
We the Kings is an American rock band from Bradenton, Florida, currently signed to record label S-Curve Records. They released a self-titled full-length album in 2007, which peaked at #151 on the Billboard 200. Their second full-length album, Smile Kid, was released in December 2009 and have since completed a variety of tours. We the Kings also sports their own miniature series of webisodes, called 'The King's Carriage," detailing life on their tour bus. Their frontman Travis Clark has speculated on his blog that their next album could be an acoustic album. Furthermore, on MTV, We The Kings appeared on the show Silent Library.
The band members (Travis Clark - Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar/Piano, Hunter Thomsen - Lead Guitar ,Coley O'Toole - Backing Vocals/Piano, Charles Trippy - Bass, Danny Duncan - Drums) first met at Martha B. King Middle School in Bradenton, and their name refers to the school mascot. The group began playing together while at Manatee High School in the early 2000s, and landed on the PureVolume Top 10 list after hiring a manager.
Their self-titled debut was released October 2, 2007.
Their most recent single on their album Smile Kid is called "We'll Be a Dream."
Tours:
Touring with bands such as Metro Station and Valencia, We the Kings is on the path to success.
They have toured with All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, and The Audition; as well as Mayday Parade, Madina Lake, and Powerspace. They have also toured with Cobra Starship, The Cab, and Metro Station, and were on the 2008 Warped Tour line-up. They have toured with The Academy Is..., Carolina Liar, and Hey Monday on the "Bill and Trav's Bogus Journey Tour." Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.