Capital Kings

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Capital Kings
Origin Washington, D.C.
Genres
Years active2010–present
Labels Gotee
MembersCole "Saint X" Walowac
Past members
  • Dylan Housewright
Website capitalkingsmusic.com

Capital Kings is an American pop, EDM, and Christian pop act. [1] The group went on hiatus on January 3, 2018 [2] before returning on July 7, 2023, with the single "Higher". [3] The group consists of producer-rapper Cole "Saint X" Walowac and producer-singer Jonathan "Nevada" White who was briefly replaced by Dylan Housewright. [4]

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History

Jonathan White and Cole Walowac formed Capital Kings while still living in their hometown of Washington D.C. White stated that he met Cole in his church nursery and that they "started playing in the youth group band... Cole would play drums and I would sing and that's how we started making music." [5]

Their debut album Capital Kings was released on January 8, 2013 [6] and entered the Billboard Christian Albums Chart in the Top 5. [7]

They released a remix album, Remixd , on March 11, 2014, that included six remixed songs from their first album, and a new song, "Be a King". [8]

Their second album, II , was released on October 2, 2015. [9]

On February 23, 2016, during the Hits Deep Tour of which Capital Kings was a part, White announced he would be leaving the group to make solo music under the name Nevada, [10] [11] [12] leaving Walowac as the only member. [13] Within a few months, rumors began circulating that Dylan Housewright would be Nevada's replacement after he went on tour with Cole Walowac, [14] and soon he became the unannounced new replacement for Nevada [13] after the release of their single "I Can't Quit" featuring Reconcile. [15]

In 2017, Capital Kings released a series of singles. "Love Is On Our Side" was released on June 2, 2017, [16] "Don't Wanna Wake Up" was released on August 4, 2017, [17] "All Good" was released on September 1, 2017 [18] and "Rip It Up" was released on October 6, 2017. [19] Following the release of these singles, Capital Kings announced they would be taking an indefinite hiatus due to the birth of Dylan Housewright's child. [20] Walowac went on to pursue a production career under the moniker "Saint X" and signed to Warner Chappell. [21] [22]

On July 7, 2023, Capital Kings marked its return to music with the single "Higher" featuring Evvie McKinney and Jesse Francis on vocals. [3]

Critical response

Capital Kings has received mainly positive reception since the release of their debut album. The Houston Chronicle noted that while there has been little success for crossover electronic-pop acts, "the one finally to break away from the herd just might be Capital Kings." [23] CCM Magazine said "There's a new sound in town thanks to Capital Kings, whose ingenious blend of electronic, hip hop, pop and even some dubstep has inspired everyone from TobyMac to Group 1 Crew and Mandisa…[Capital Kings] is quickly growing into a formidable force of their own thanks to the new self-titled long player on Gotee Records." [24]

Personnel

Discography

Album appearances

Features

YearArtistAlbumSong
2013 Royal Tailor Royal Tailor "Ready Set Go" [27]
2014 Group 1 Crew #STRONGER"Keep Goin'" [28]
Da' T.R.U.T.H. Heartbeat "Loud & Clear (featuring Tedashii and Jon White [of Capital Kings])" [29]
2015 TobyMac This is Not a Test "This is Not a Test" [30]

Remixes

YearArtistAlbumSong
2012 TobyMac Eye on It (Deluxe Edition) [31]

Eye'M All Mixed Up (Remixes) [32]

"Me Without You (Capital Kings Remix)"
"Lose Myself (Capital Kings Remix)"
Dubbed and Freq'd: A Remix Project [33] "Showstopper (Capital Kings Remix)"
"Tonight (Capital Kings Remix)"
2013 Natalie Grant Hurricane (Deluxe Edition) [34] "Closer to Your Heart (Capital Kings Remix)"
David Crowder Band All This for a King: The Essential Collection [35] "After All (Holy) (Capital Kings Remix)"
2014 Mandisa Get Up: The Remixes [36]

Overcomer (Deluxe Edition) [37]

"Overcomer (Capital Kings Remix)"
Get Up: The Remixes"Good Morning (Capital Kings Remix)"
Colton Dixon A Messenger (Expanded Edition) [38] "Never Gone (Capital Kings Remix)"
Capital Kings Remixd [39] "Born to Love (featuring Britt Nicole) [McSwagger // Cap Kings Remix]"
2015 Britt Nicole The Remixes [40] "Amazing Life (Capital Kings Remix)"
TobyMac II [41] "This Is Not a Test (Capital Kings Remix)"
2018 TobyMac –"I just need U. (Capital Kings Remix) – Single" [42]
2018 Ryan Stevenson –"Child in Your Arms (Capital Kings Remix) [featuring Aaron Cole] – Single [43]
2019 TobyMac The St. Nemele Collab Sessions"Everything (Capital Kings Remix)" [44]

Awards

GMA Dove Awards
YearAwardResult
2013New Artist of the YearNominated
2015Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year ("Fireblazin")Nominated

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