On August 4, 2009, Nancy FullForce will release its highly-anticipated debut full length The Official Nancy FullForce Handbook. The album will be available digitally via iTunes, MySpace, and the website of its recently signed San Francisco based label Queer Control Records.
Jasten King doesn’t shy away from the term “Nancy.†To the Los Angeles singer, songwriter, and front man, it’s a badge of honor – shorthand for the long rock and roll tradition of sexual ambiguity and decadent naughtiness that animates his music. At the same time, he’d like to make sure you know that there’s nothing fey or retiring about his approach. Like the glam artists he admires, the rock he makes is full and forceful. In former band KillRadio, he kicked back at the star system and the power structure; with Nancy FullForce, the political has become personal.
In the upcoming release, the band gives the many fans it’s found in live audiences the complete package they’d expect: big riffs, bigger backbeat, melodic horns, irresistible choruses, distortion, all with signature sass and glamour. Recorded by Nick Jett of popular hardcore band TERROR, this album features hits like “ROCKNROLA,†soon to be featured LOGO's NewNowNext music program, as well as video favorite “ALZABENET.†Other tracks, including “DEAD & ALIVE†and “ALL I CAN SAY†were recorded in part by Don Bolles of THE GERMS.
Nancy FullForce drummer Duke shared Jasten King’s tenure in KillRadio – he’s a punk and a provocateur, too, and it’s his tight snare and rough kick that puts these songs in motion. On bruising tracks like “POINT THE FINGER†and “RIDEâ€, the band demonstrates its super-synched, hard-rock chops with a vicious sound reminiscent of The Hives and Rocket from the Crypt.
Even when he isn’t rocking Southern California with Nancy FullForce, Jasten King doesn’t stop expressing himself. The multitalented frontman is an in-demand DJ around Hollywood, as well as a graphic artist for PETA/PETA2 charities. He’s a video artist, too, doing WeHo Award winning installations at several Los Angeles events, in addition to videos for bands such as Jaguar Love and The Donnas.
To learn more about Nancy FullForce, check them out at
www.myspace.com/nancyfullforce
or www.queercontrol.com/nancyfullforce.
