Carousel Kings

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Carousel Kings is an American pop punk band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, formed in late 2008 by founding member David Alexander. They started their career on CI Records and are currently signed to Victory Records. Their Victory Records debut album, Charm City, was released on February 10, 2017, entering the iTunes rock charts at number 14.[1][2]

History[]

Carousel Kings began in late 2008/early 2009 with the release of their EP Here Comes Trouble. They made the release free to the public to try and gain as much attention as possible. The band self-released their first unsigned full-length album titled Speak Frantic in 2010 and toured unsigned DIY with other bands such as Major League and So Many Ways. They opened for numerous national acts locally in their hometown of Lancaster such as Sky Eats Airplane, Alesana , and The Bled gaining the attention of long time manager /owner of CI Records Jeremy Weiss. In March 2012 the band removed Speak Frantic from online outlets , and recorded and added more songs to create and release their first Indie Label album titled A Slice Of Heaven on CI Records out of their hometown in Lancaster. They then toured relentlessly with bands like Major League , Darling Parade, Better Off , City Lights, We Were Sharks , Rust Belt Lights , Auburn , One Year Later. In November 2012 the band released an EP titled Road Warrior along with a music video for the song. Two years later the band released their third album titled Unity via CI Records. They toured the USA and Japan/China as well as appeared on the 2012 and 2015 Vans Warped Tour while being signed to CI Records. Carousel Kings signed to Victory Records and released their 3rd full length album Charm City. The album art was done by artist from India Archan Nair. CK did another round of Warped in 2017 as well as Japan , and multiple US and CAN dates with bands such as Our Last Night, A Loss For Words, My Ticket Hone, Knockout Kid, Count To Four, We Were Sharks , Abandoned By Bears, Badcase, Survay Says, Keep Flying , Picture Perfect , The Pink Spiders , GutterLIFE, Post Season, Old Again, Altars, The Vegas Wakeup, Freshman 15, Everybody Run, Lions Lions, For the Win.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

Band members[]

  • David Alexander (vocals)
  • Will Barovick (guitar, vocals)
  • Danny Wilkins (drums)
  • Cody Williams (bass, vocals)
  • Kyle Fisher (guitar)

Past members[]

  • Andrew Zell (Bass/Guitar)
  • Luke Harvey (Guitar/Vocals)
  • Jarrod Galler (Drums)
  • Max Fastnacht (Drums/Guitar)
  • Jarrod Shirley (Guitar)
  • Kyle Cater (Guitar)
  • Wes Good (Guitar)
  • Brad Herr (Guitar)
  • Kyle Salaga (Bass)
  • Carmen Carangi (Guitar/Vocals)
  • Matthew Bozievich (Bass)
  • Clinton Tustin (Touring Guitar)

Discography[]

Title Album details
Here Comes Trouble - EP
  • Released: 2009
Track listing
Speak Frantic
  • Released: 2010
Track listing
A Slice of Heaven
  • Released: March 13, 2012
  • Length: 37:44
  • Labels: CI Records
Track listing
Road Warrior - EP
  • Released: November 20, 2012
  • Length: 10:10
  • Labels: CI Records
Track listing
Unity
  • Released: April 15, 2014 (standard), July 10, 2015 (deluxe)
  • Length: 34:00 (standard), 56:14 (deluxe)
  • Labels: CI Records
Track listing
Duality
  • Released: July 10, 2015
  • Length: 24:12
  • Labels: CI Records
Track listing
Three Christmas Classics...A Four Song EP (with The Great Heights Band)
  • Released: November 27, 2015
  • Length: 9:59
  • Labels: CI Records
Track listing
Charm City
  • Released: February 10, 2017
  • Length: 44:55
  • Labels: Victory Records
Track listing
Plus Ultra
  • Released: May 31, 2019
  • Length: 38:55
  • Labels: Victory Records
Track listing

References[]

  1. ^ "David Alexander-Carousel Kings on Instagram: "Yooo #charmcity is out on iTunes now and @spotify !showing as 14 right now on rock charts in the @itunes store- lets boost it! Check it out…"". Instagram.com. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2016-11-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Whitt, Cassie. "Carousel Kings - "Headphones" song premiere". Alternative Press. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ^ Hatmaker, Julia. "15 can't-miss concerts in May: Moon Hooch, Susquehanna Chorale, Carousel Kings and more". Penn Live.
  5. ^ "LAUNCH Day: Carousel Kings ready for opening concert | Music". Lancasteronline.com. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  6. ^ Bird, Michele. "Carousel Kings premiere "Hope" video". Alternative Press. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  7. ^ "LAUNCH Day: Carousel Kings ready for opening concert | Music". Lancasteronline.com. 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  8. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-04-16. Retrieved 2015-04-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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