Vaughan King

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Vaughan King
Birth nameVaughan King
Born (1982-10-05) 5 October 1982 (age 42)
Origin London, England
Genres Blues
Alternative
Instruments Vocals, Guitar, Cello, Double Bass, Harmonica
Years active2008–present
LabelsStraitJacket Records

Vaughan King (born 5 October 1982) is an English singer-songwriter for punk/blues bands NED and Dirt Diggers. He is currently living in Camden, London.

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In late 2007, he formed Vaughan King and his Riff Raff. The band originally consisted of two cellists, a double bass player and the customary instrumentation of drums and guitars. However, after turning to a more blues inspired set the band separated. His style was described as "thought-provoking" [1] and "having an interesting and clever array of instruments." [2] In a 2009 blog, [3] Vaughan announced that plans were well under way for the follow-up to The Triumphant and he hoped to release new material by the end of the year. In 2010, he released an EP entitled Ballad Of A Poor Man which was released with an animated video. [4] In early 2011 it was announced that the band would be known as Dirt Diggers and that they would be releasing downloads and demos throughout the year. [5]

The Triumphant

Vaughan's debut album The Triumphant has been released to critical acclaim, with Kerrang! magazine awarding it 4 out of 5 and drawing comparisons with Jeff Buckley . [6] The Triumphant was also described as "being one of this year's best kept secrets" [7] whilst Rock Sound magazine depicted him "as beautiful, deep and dangerous as a frosty river on a moonlit winter's night." [8] R2 (Rock'n'Reel) also awarded him 4 out of 5, describing The Triumphant as "Perfect and Beautiful.... a decadent piece of work." [9]

The first single taken from the album was "The Forgiven And The Forgotten", accompanied by a remix of the song by Bigo & Twigetti and a live video which was shot at the Camden's Barfly club.

The second single, "This Empty Landfill", has cover artwork depicting Vaughan King as the Russian monk Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. The B-side was a remix of the album track "Two Souls", remixed by the artist HWH. The single received glowing praise, with Subba Cultcha describing it as a "stirring, soulfully constructed mix of Nick Drake 's despair and Damien Rice's melodic bite." [10]

The final release from The Triumphant was a double A-side featuring "Two Souls" and the bonus track "End to End" on 22 June 2009. It coincided with the deluxe release of the album on 6 July 2009.[ citation needed ]

Vaughan was featured and interviewed on BBC Radio's The Steve Scruton Show on 13 August 2008.

Discography

Albums

EP

Singles

Influences

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References

  1. ↑ "Vaughan King - The Triumphant - RoomThirteen - Online Rock Metal Alternative Music Magazine - Reviews Interviews News Tours". RoomThirteen. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "Subba-Cultcha". 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "Featured Content on Myspace". Blogs.myspace.com. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2014.
  4. ↑ Vaughan King - Topic (19 June 2014). Ballad of a Poor Man . Retrieved 11 October 2024– via YouTube.
  5. ↑ "Darkness At Dawn | Vaughan-H-King | England". vaughan-h-king. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  6. ↑ Kerrang! magazine, 13 September 2008.
  7. ↑ Archived 7 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ Rocksound magazine, December 2008. Issue #116.
  9. ↑ Rock'n'Reel Magazine Review
  10. ↑ Archived 4 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
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