Anyway, To Kill A King are from Leeds and were formed by Ralph Pelleymounter, Ian Dudfield and Josh Platman in 2009 when they were at Leeds University. At the time they were called Kid iD but changed their name to To Kill A King when joined by Jonathan Willoughby and Ben Jackson later that same year.
Their first release, an ep entitled My Crooked Saint, was released on 17th October from which this track, Bloody Shirt, is taken http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMlogROPGhw&ob=av2e and there is also a video release for each track that together tell a story (which may explain why I didn't have a clue what was going on in this one when I watched it).
At first there may seem nothing particularly special about this band - it is guitar led indie/folk of which there is plenty around. But repeated listens reveal a surprising depth, a subtle underlying harmony that adds richness to the song and yet doesn't shout to the listener how clever it is. It doesn't need to. Simple, memorable and it works.
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