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The words are spoken by Mikael randomly from our long list of possible future song titles. I'm not on this recording, but my guess is that Mickes document has a finger in the psych-pie. It is not uncommon to see Mikael pick up his phone and scribble something down. In band meetings, rehearsals and when traveling together, there is always someone who comes up with a 'saying'.

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Mikael always carries a document full of possible song titles. Poetic one-liners performed in a beat-poetry style by The Psych-Mike. Never knowing where we're going is the real magic. Letting the music guide you - not the other way around - is what's happening here as we're gently navigating our way down the rabbit hole. One of those songs where I'm amazed that we manage to keep it all together. A good example of the band's style of instant composition within the framework of rock'n'roll. The way the instruments present themselves one by one, taking their space in the mix, adding layers. This is a piece I would have thought was written beforehand, had I not known it's spontaneously improvised. We’re taking it pretty easy, letting things evolve slowly and with small means, but when you zoom in and out you recognise all these layers that are floating on top of each other in a slightly disjointed way. I think this represents my favorite go to head space with Kungens Män. It's calf-like, it's swaying, it's on its toes. The stubborn energy with which we hold on to the riff shows the band's total belief in rock music's transcendental power in a tune that could otherwise be dismissed as a pastiche. Let the freak flag fly! As it was, is and always shall be. Slowly, as we rock, the guitars decide to take different routes, finding that wicked Kungens Män vibe, and we evolve into something beyond our own understanding. The opening riff suggests we're teenage heavy metal rebels riding our mopeds, trying to grow mustaches, failing in every possible way, going half throttle anyway, middle finger raised. Why make things complicated?Īs part of the celebration of their first decade, Kungens Män will playing the 2022 edition of the Roadburn Festival in The Netherlands, right at the time of the new album's release. It also marks Kungens Män’s first vinyl release on their own label (for UK and European distribution), which, like the album, is named 'Kungens Ljud & Bild'. And of course, it’s all improvised on the spot.Ģ022 not only marks the ten year anniversary of the band, it is their first venture into the North American scene, thanks to Centripetal Force, who are to release a special edition of the new album Kungens Ljud & Bild. The fundamental idea has never changed though – to get immersed in sound, and let the drone be the main trail taking the band to inner space – may it be through folkish melodies, noise, sonic blurs, modal outbursts, motorik beats or just good old head melting rock.

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The band is rooted in the psychedelic/drone rock tradition of bands such as Träd, Gräs & Stenar, and over the years Kungens Män has integrated influences from a number of genres, including krautrock, shoegaze, noiserock and free jazz. What started out with the sole purpose of hanging out as friends, occasionally with instruments in tow, has resulted in records on several labels and numerous European tours. Kungens Män hails from Stockholm, Sweden, where they formed in 2012.

'Kungens Ljud & Bild' (The King's Sound and Vision) will be released in stores and on all major digital platforms on May 6th. There will also be a limited CD run made available for preorder on the same date. The album is being presented in a 350 copy vinyl pressing and made available for preorder on April 1st. Centripetal Force is excited to announce the release of 'Kungens Ljud & Bild', the latest full length recording from Sweden's Kungens Män.