Kingswood sounds like the intersection of a dusty desert highway and a packed, beer-soaked basement club. Their music is built on a foundation of heavy, fuzzed-out guitar riffs that owe a debt to the stoner rock elite, but it is elevated by a sophisticated sense of melody and a soulful vocal delivery that feels both classic and contemporary. There is a tactile, hand-played quality to their records that favors the warmth of a tube amp over digital perfection.
What truly sets them apart is their evolution from straightforward garage-rockers into a more nuanced, genre-fluid outfit. While they can still deliver a 'punch in the face' rock anthem, they frequently pivot into bluesy crooning, Americana-inflected storytelling, and even lush, piano-driven ballads. This versatility allows them to maintain a sense of 'rock and roll' danger while exploring emotional depths that their more one-dimensional peers often miss.
For the uninitiated, 'Microscopic Wars' is the essential starting point to hear their heavy-hitting rock credentials, while 'After Hours, Close To Dawn' showcases their smoother, more experimental side. It is music for people who want their rock to have a pulse, a brain, and a significant amount of grit under its fingernails.
Kingswood is an Australian alternative rock group, formed in 2007 in Melbourne, Australia by Fergus Linacre, Alex Laska, Jeremy "Mango" Hunter and Justin Debrincat. The group has released five studio albums to date.
Shares analog warmth, live recording, studio polished (production style); dive bar, road trip, festival (atmosphere)
Shares analog warmth, live recording, studio polished (production style); blues rock, alternative rock, americana (subgenres)
Shares analog warmth, live recording, studio polished (production style); dive bar, road trip, festival (atmosphere)
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Shares analog warmth, live recording, studio polished (production style); confident, energetic, soulful (moods)
Shares analog warmth, live recording, studio polished (production style); confident, energetic, soulful (moods)
Shares analog warmth, live recording, studio polished (production style); confident, energetic, soulful (moods)
Shares analog warmth, live recording, studio polished (production style); alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock (subgenres)
Shares confident, energetic, soulful (moods); analog warmth, live recording, studio polished (production style)
Shares analog warmth, live recording, studio polished (production style); alternative rock, blues rock, garage rock (subgenres)
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