King Kong (American band)

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King Kong is a rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, formed in early 1989 by Ethan Buckler, the original bassist in the band Slint. The band's first single, "Movie Star", features the entire Slint line-up, sometimes swapping instruments.

King Kong's core line-up for many years was the trio of Buckler (guitar and vocals), Willie McClean (bass), and Ray Rizzo (drums). Over the course of its existence, King Kong has been joined by Todd Hildreth (keys), Suki Anderson (additional vocals), Amy Greenwood (additional vocals), Andy Hurt (percussion), and Dave Pajo (drums). There are many others too numerous to list, e.g., Rich Schuler (drums), Brian Hubbard (bass).

Their sound is a blend of rock n' roll, funk, and a lot of other elements found in music topped off by often humorous and indifferent lyrics.

After a four-year hiatus King Kong returned with "The Big Bang", another in a long line of concept albums. This one was concerned with space travel although an underlying theme of sexual intercourse could be deduced.

Drag City released "Buncha Beans" in March 2007.

King Kong's first music video, "60s Apartment Building Balcony," was released on YouTube on December 1, 2014. The director, Mary Yates, posted a comment to the video saying "stay tuned for more new videos by Ethan Buckler and King Kong." King Kong released their second music video on September 18, 2015, "Pawnshopolis."

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

• Old Man on The Bridge (1991, Homestead Records)
• Funny Farm (1993, Drag City)
• Me Hungry (1995, Drag City)
• Kingdom of Kong (1997, Drag City)
• The Big Bang (2002, Drag City)
• Buncha Beans (2007, Drag City)

Compilations[]

• Breeding Ground (2001, Sea Note)

Singles & EPs[]

• Movie Star EP (1989, Self-released)
• "Bring It On" (1990, Trash Flow Records)
• "Hot Dog Days" (1994, Drag City)

External links[]

• King Kong at Allmusic
• King Kong on Myspace
• Pawnshopolis on YouTube
• King Kong discography at Discogs

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