King Washington “I Get By”/ “Angela”
Los Angeles-based four-piece King Washington describe their music as “a throwback to when rock and roll was a songwriter’s game” and we couldn’t agree more after investing a few minutes of our time enjoying their pleasant brand of three-part male harmony blessed, ’60′s/ 70′s-influenced pop/ rock.
Locking onto easily accessible melodies and lyricism that will likely inspire many “Beatles-esque”-focused critical write-ups once their debut EP arrives next year, Washington make it seem like the past forty years in music never happened, mastering this sunny simplicity in their sound that comes across as oh-so-refreshing during a time when all new music that arises seem a little too desperate in their attempt to invent their own hyphen-heavy sub-genre.
Below, dig into the loose playfulness of “I Get By” or the sunshiny, doo-wop-like structuring of (our favorite) “Angela” (where lead vocalist/ rhythm guitarist Tyson Ritter’s voice reaches a desperate rasp as he longs for the titular woman to rescue him from the depressingly hum-drum existence he currently calls life), and take note of the feel-good high that washes over you when listening to them.
DL: “I Get By” (alt)
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