We Are KING

AlbumFeb 05 / 201612 songs, 57m 35s
Contemporary R&B Psychedelic Soul
Popular Highly Rated

This Los Angeles-based trio combine warm synth textures, rich vocal harmonies, and an anything-can-happen attitude on their heady, self-produced debut. Quiet Storm sultriness and the pillowy softness of dream pop intermingle on tracks like the otherworldly “Love Song” and the swaying “Right One”; romantic victory lap “The Greatest” calls back to R&B’s past while keeping an eye trained on its possibilities. Colossal yet feather-light, KING’s meticulously crafted music breathes new life into soul.

7.8 / 10

Fusing dream pop and R&B, KING floats through its debut album, making easy atmospheric blends akin to Sade and Janet Jackson. KING harkens back to a time when there were clearer distinctions between R&B, pop, and hip-hop, when acts like Jodeci and SWV ruled the airwaves and the music was lighter and more sensuous.

7.8 / 10

Fusing dream pop and R&B, KING floats through its debut album, making easy atmospheric blends akin to Sade and Janet Jackson. KING harkens back to a time when there were clearer distinctions between R&B, pop, and hip-hop, when acts like Jodeci and SWV ruled the airwaves and the music was lighter and more sensuous.

7 / 10

Five years after first introducing themselves to the world, KING wish to do so again with the plainly stated We Are King, the group's debut...

7 / 10

Five years after first introducing themselves to the world, KING wish to do so again with the plainly stated We Are King, the group's debut...

The LA trio’s serene, ambient debut completes the picture of a band out of time

The LA trio’s serene, ambient debut completes the picture of a band out of time

7 / 10

7 / 10

The LA trio’s serene, ambient debut completes the picture of a band out of time

The LA trio’s serene, ambient debut completes the picture of a band out of time