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Against The Current by Solomon King & The Chosen

Against The Current

Solomon King & The Chosen

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Grammy entrant nominee, critically acclaimed, appearances in film and t.v., live shows across the globe, still, Solomon King remains an enigma. His music is deeply rooted in the Blues of his native Motown but “that voice” hasn't been heard since Johnny Cash. With his new album, "Against the Current" Solomon conjures up the ghosts of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Pink Floyd, and even Igor Stravinsky. But Solomon King does not copy other artists. Rather he proudly steals from the wealth of the past to create what will be stolen in the future. “that voice” is back!

Solomon King's music is... "Dark Romantic" embracing musical styles ranging from Rock to Blues to Americana but always uniquely Solomon King. If Nick Cave and ELO were to collaborate you might have something like "57 Octaves (below middle C)". If Johnny Cash replaced Otis Redding you might be listening to "Underground Brother". If Roy Orbison were to materialize with a new classic of longing and loss "Come Home Soon" would be streaming through your earbuds.

"A lucky seven combination of eclectic love songs and superb musicianship, Against the Current leans on many vibrant influences, where every sound has a musical quality... Lou Reed’s bristling tough sound (“Shadowland”); Jim Morrison’s blues (“Pussycat”); churning Stravinsky-like rhythms; and, a Bowie-like breezy, gorgeous title song that has a heroic “Heroes”-like vibe"

Ashley Jude Collie "Huffington Post"


Echoes of rock, blues, soul and country greats reverberate throughout Solomon King’s extensive repertoire and he’s as likely to introduce a packed club to a long lost Hank Williams gem as he is one of his signature contemporary originals. Unpredictable but never afraid to shake things up, “No bar too far, no hall too small,” could easily be the motto that describes how he and The Chosen approach fulfilling their collective musical goal.
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“Against The Current”
Love Songs reviewed by Ashley Jude Collie, award-winning Journalist
 
•57 Octaves (below middle C)
-Ostensibly, a classically structured and moving song about two black holes, about two powerful energies coming together and making love and creating life —much like the Big Bang theory.
 
•Shadow Land
A thundering power ballad about losing a lover or child, and about dealing with the emotional state of loss. 
 
•Come Home Soon
A meditation on longing, this is a song we can all relate to, lying in bed alone and wishing that our lover would step through the door.
 
•Underground Brother
While it touches on the sad passing of King’s own brother, it’s also a metaphor on loss and on mythology, while allowing others to come into it from their own experience.
 
•Against The Current
Resonant of Bowie’s inspirational “Heroes,” King’s own anthemic song talks about “you and me against the current” and gives the listener an opportunity to be an individual and go against the mainstream.
 
•Pussy Cat
With King’s wailing guitar driving the tune, he was informed by his lady friend picking up and hugging her own pussy cat, and the message is, What are you to another person? In his case he says, “I’m her pussy cat.”
 
•Cocaine Blues
It’s King’s homage to legendary Johnny Cash, and to the American ballad and storytelling, to the genre called a “murder ballad” and its often bittersweet lyrics.
 
Jack Me Up: The Solomon King Collection by Solomon King & the Chosen

Jack Me Up: The Solomon King Collection

Solomon King & the Chosen

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There are those that simply play the blues and some people that have lived them, and there are those like SOLOMON KING who have done both. With songs in True Blood, a Grammy entrant nomination for Under the Sun and a new album just around the corner, it's time to revisit that Johnny Cash-esque sound wrapped up in the blues sound that made him an enigma. "That Voice" Is Back!

Jack Me Up is a collection of best of tracks from Solomon King & The Chosen, to give you a taster before the new album "Against The Current" launches at the end of July.

Tracks include Jack Me Up and Frankie & Johnnie, both of which featured in the cult TV hit show True Blood

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Hear that Train a comin'

Train by Solomon King

Train

Solomon King

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Train is a solid album from beginning to end. Solomon pays homage to traditional blues, but plays the Blues in a style all his own. He takes the best of the Old-School Blues and mixes it up with some Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughn, and Bo Diddley. He adds in some rock elements of Cream, the Rolling Stones, and George Thorogood. He blends in the singer/songwriting vocal styling of Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, and Don ‘Doop’ Duprie. Mix this all together and you have what is called Solomon King.

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Train: Collectors edition audiophile CD with eight page art/lyrics insert
  • Train: Collectors edition audiophile CD with eight page art/lyrics insert
  • Train: Collectors edition audiophile CD with eight page art/lyrics insert
  • Train: Collectors edition audiophile CD with eight page art/lyrics insert
  • Train: Collectors edition audiophile CD with eight page art/lyrics insert

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"A really great album from one of the better Singers, Songwriters, and Guitarists performing nowadays..."

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Medicine

Medicine by Solomon King

Medicine

Solomon King

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Music & Lyrics by Solomon King Guitar & Vocals by Solomon King Drums by Don Heffington Produced by Marvin Etzioni Engineered & Mixed by David Vaught ©2011 Solomon King. All Rights Reserved

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