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The Sea Kings

About Me

The Sea King’s music is a bold fusion of gothic rockabilly and disco pop that makes for a refreshingly unique and exciting sound.  The crooning delivery of quite shocking lyrics are the complete antithesis of the catchy, bopping melodies created by the band and therein lies the rub.

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Member Since: 17/02/2006
Band Website: www.theseakings.com
Band Members: Brian Canning (Vocals & Guitar)Nicky Kelly (Guitar)Ralph Hector (Bass)Stephen McGrath (Drums)
Influences: Music - Wilco, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Lou Reed, Warren Zevon, Arcade Fire, Smog, The Smiths, Richmond Fontaine, Bonnie Prince Billy, Sufjan Stevens, The Clash, Tom Waits, American Music Club.Authors - Dostoyevsky, Mann, Grass, Poe, Gray, Vlautin, Shelley, Stoker, Nabokov, Capote, Salinger, Wilde.
Sounds Like: Scraping, scraping of finger nails, the ghostly echo of the voices in the walls, the wailing of abandoned lovers and the strange footsteps in the close.
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Is this music? Live Review - King Tuts 30th May 2008

The Sea Kings, 17th May 2008 Before attending their Glasgow gig at the King Tut's Wah Wah Hut on Saturday 17th May 2008, I had gauged a different idea of Glasgow quartet, the Sea Kings. The ambient tr...
Posted by on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:41:00 GMT

Is this music? review!!!

"A disco bass-line, syncopated beats and the fizz of cymbals drive  this funky little number forward as Brain Canning's heartfelt vocals  soar above the catchy chorus and slide of guitars.B-...
Posted by on Wed, 30 Apr 2008 05:00:00 GMT

The dreaded wrecks!

Having seen the dreaded wrecks and sudden passing of many a shipmate the Sea Kings set out for the tropic of cancer with nothing but optimism. After being assured safe passage and advised by those and...
Posted by on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 06:10:00 GMT