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About Me

Bristol born Singer-songwriter Alfie Kingston, well known on the Bristol music scene for his quality acoustic showcase nights, has been finding widespread acclaim with his debut album Creatures and Peopleâ€™s Ways.The album is an impressive collection of classic tunes, covering a wide range of styles and showcasing both Alfieâ€™s talents as a songwriter and the musical prowess of producer and multi-instrumentalist Paul Miro (Apes, Pigs and Spacemen). After being licensed to Whimsical Records, the double-A pairing of I Will Wait and Regard Me 14 Days, taken from the album, were released in 2007 with ...14 Days hitting the number one slot on an independent Australian radio station within two weeks. The single gained some extremely positive reviews from the music press, including such respected online publications as Glasswerk, Subba Cultcha, Atomic Duster, Soundchecks, Zietgiest and Toxic Pete. Following on from this success, a new song, A Little Nonsense, was premiered live on BBC Radio Bristol before being released as a second double-A alongside the haunting and chromatic She's Scary. â€¦Scary would go on to gain the attention of DJ Steve Lamacq as well as seeing airplay on The Bob Harris Show on BBC Radio 2. The combined success of the two singles has now led to Whimsical releasing the entire Creatures... album for download via iTunes.

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Member Since: 1/30/2006
Band Website: alfiekingston.com
Band Members: Alfie Kingston - Lead vocals,backing vocals,guitars / Paul Miro - guitars,backing vocals,keyboards,bass / Bart - bass / Bfd - Drums
Influences: The Beatles, Cat Stevens, R.E.M, Counting Crows, Gin Blossoms, Matchbox 20, Hootie & The Blowfish, Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Goo Goo Dolls, Rolling Stones, Small Faces, U2, Skid Row, Jewel, Guns N Roses, Feeder, Aerosmith, Chris Cornell, Crowded House, The Black Crows, Keith Caputo, Pink, Tori Amos, Buckcherry, Del Amitri, Foo Fighters, Tom Petty, Ben Folds, Paul Weller, Train, The Faces, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Blind Melon, Dave Matthews, Joni Mitchell, Metallica, Soul Asylum, The Who, The Kinks, Eddi Reader, Incubus, Keane, Radiohead, The Police, Primal Scream, Feeder, Faith No More, Bob Dylan
Sounds Like: Acoustic Rock
Record Label: www.whimsicalrecords.com
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Zeitgiest Album Review

I seem to recall saying very nice things about the Alfie Kingston single 'She's Scary', so am I delighted to report that a full albums worth of Alfie is just as delightful.He veers between more intros...
Posted by Alfie Kingston on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:49:00 PST

Airplay On Radio 2

A massive thanks to Steve Lamacq who is sitting in for Bob harris for playing 'She's Scary' live on Radio 2. Thanks Guys
Posted by Alfie Kingston on Sun, 18 Nov 2007 10:48:00 PST

Venue Magazine Interview

Music feat 776 : Venue Magazine "I'm a big fan of open mic nights and they're a great way to discover so much great talent, but there are just too many of them." Alfie Kingston Alfie unplugge...
Posted by Alfie Kingston on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:45:00 PST

She's Scary Single Reviews

Alfie Kingston - She's Scary/A Little Nonsense www.atomicduster.com ..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = O />N: An astounding delve into the mind and music of Alfie Kingston. The lead track here is very well repre...
Posted by Alfie Kingston on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:42:00 PST

Album Review

CREATURES & PEOPLE'S WAYSAlfie Kingston www.soundchecks.co.uk review by Alasdair Stuart Alfie Kingston's debut sits on the boundary between pop and rock, folk and blues but never once sounds like...
Posted by Alfie Kingston on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 06:30:00 PST

Radio interview on BBC Bristol

Alfie Kingston will be interviewed by Keith Warmington on BBC Radio Bristol - Wednesday 26th April around 5.45pm. This is to publicise the debut single 'I will wait'. He wi...
Posted by Alfie Kingston on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:33:00 PST

Alfie goes to number 1.

Alfie has today climbed to the number 1 spot in an Australian independent Radio chart with his AA side 'Regard me 14 days'. There are several other Whimsical Songs in the top 40 from Emporiu...
Posted by Alfie Kingston on Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:32:00 PST

Debut single - info

Alfie's debut AA single 'I will wait / Regard me 14 days' was released on Whimsical via Itunes and Napster on April 17th 2006. More DD stores to follow.......
Posted by Alfie Kingston on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:11:00 PST

Media reviews on the new single !

Reviews of Alfie's debut single 'I will wait' - released via digital download April 17th 2006: ------------------------------------------------------------ ------- EXCELLENT ... timele...
Posted by Alfie Kingston on Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:07:00 PST