![]() The band is still as experimental as ever, with no instrument being outside of the realm of possibility. Still, though, despite not really matching my stylistic expectations, the Kings K crew knows how to write good music, and there’s no absence of beauty to be found. Much of the tracklist is calm, quiet, and reserved, with Chad Gardner’s emotional (and maybe a bit too falsetto) vocals carrying the narrative through mostly relatively short tracks. It definitely has its moments of classic Kings Kaleidoscope “bigness,” if you will (“DOWN” and “JOY” are a couple of good examples), but if you go into the album anticipating a hefty portion of that, you’re going to be lost and confused (speaking from experience). I was also taken aback by how chilled out the album is. Initially, I found this to be unfortunate, though my assumption is that they’ll be on Kings Kaleidoscope, another new album which drops early next year (which already has me excited, as “Forever Again” is one of my favorites of their 2022 singles). For starters, two of the recent singles, “Forever Again” and “All the Emotions,” are missing from the album entirely (the former was even performed on the album’s tour). Oddly, though, Baptized Imagination is not entirely the album I was expecting. Having personally gotten to experience it in that setting made me hungry to hear the studio version, and now, months later, it’s finally here. It also led to a unique idea for their next album: touring it before releasing it. The pandemic forced the music industry to adapt quite suddenly, which seems to have brought out the best in Kings K, putting on two high quality livestream productions and an EP during that time. Whether you like their music or not, it’s hard to deny the creativity of Kings Kaleidoscope.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |