Garage-punk rocker King Khan is bringing his glorious noise to Vice. In fact, his twelve-piece psychedelic soul big band, King Khan and The Shrines, will release its first album on the label in June.
The pseudo-greatest hits collection will be called The Supreme Genius of King Khan and The Shrines, and is slated for release on June 17. Supreme Genius will mark the U.S. debut of hits from the band’s previous albums Three Hairs & You’re Mine, Mr. Supernatural and What Is ?!. The album also features a top-notch lineup of guest musicians, including renowned Chicago percussionist Ron Streeter and French rockabilly saxophonist Big Fred Rollercoaster.
The members of King Khan and The Shrines have been perfecting their signature style of music since the band’s inception in Berlin in 1999. Almost 10 years later, many fans and critics still struggle to classify the band’s trippy Motown sound, described by Vice as “garage soul inferno – equal parts Lenny Kaye-era Nuggets, James Brown soul revue and Sun Ra freak session.”
Fans will be able to judge for themselves this July when the band (which has shared the stage with buddies Black Lips and Deerhunter) hits the road for its first-ever U.S. tour. Dates and additional details are coming soon, so stay tuned...
The Supreme Genius of King Khan and The Shrines tracklist:
1. Torture
2. Took my Lady to Dinner
3. (How Can I Keep You) Outta Harms Way
4. Land of The Freak
5. Fool Like Me
6. I Wanna Be A Girl
7. Welfare Bread
8. Sweet Tooth
9. Shivers Down My Spine
10. Burnin' Inside
11. Destroyer
12. Live Fast Die Strong
13. Crackin´ Up
14. Tell Me
15. Que Lindo Sueno
16. No Regrets
MP3: King Khan and the Shrines - ”Torture”
Related links:
King Khan and the Shrines on MySpace
ViceRecords.com
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