To Kill a King (album)

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To Kill a King
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Studio album by
To Kill a King
Released2 March 2015 (2015-03-02)
Genre Rock
Length38:37
Label Xtra Mile
To Kill a King chronology
Cannibals With Cutlery
(2013)
To Kill a King
(2015)

To Kill a King is the eponymous second studio album by the English band To Kill a King. It was released on 2 March 2015 by Xtra Mile Recordings. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 68/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound 5/10 [2]
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The Line of Best Fit 5/10 [4]
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Review aggregator Metacritic listed 4 reviews for the album with a weighted average score of 68 out of 100. [1]

Track listing

To Kill a King track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Compare Scars"3:39
2."Love Is Not Control"3:11
3."Oh My Love"4:34
4."Friends"3:49
5."The Chancer"4:34
6."School Yard Rumours"3:15
7."Good Times (A Rake's Progress)"2:09
8."Musicians Like Gamblers Like Drunks Like Me"3:28
9."Grace at a Party"3:56
10."World of Joy (A List of Things to Do)"4:20
11."Today"1:41
Total length:38:37

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "To Kill a King by To Kill a King Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. Beardsworth, Luke (3 March 2015). "Album Review: To Kill a King - To Kill a King". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  3. Simpson, Dave (26 February 2015). "To Kill a King: To Kill a King review – instantly, insanely catchy". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  4. Jeakins, Daniel (25 February 2015). "To Kill a King - To Kill a King". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  5. "To Kill a King - To Kill a King". Q. April 2015. p. 111.