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For Kings is an ultra-melodic rock band from the Cincinnati Ohio area
comprised of singer/songwriter Joe Hedges, bassist Brian Ives, guitarist
John McGuire and drummer Dan McQuinn. In 2002 July For Kings released
their debut album SWIM on MCA Records. The first single "Normal
Life" received airplay on stations all over the US including
#1 most requested on Las Vegas KMBX, garnering national media attention
from Billboard Magazine, Rolling Stone, and InStyle. July For Kings
has toured nationally with Muse, Collective Soul, The Counting Crows,
The Calling, etc.
In 2005 July For Kings released the seven-song follow-up Nostalgia.
In its first week Nostalgia was the #1 most purchased album at CDbaby.com,
the largest online retailer of independent music in the world.
2007
saw Hedges release his debut solo album Curvature. The album, produced
by Blumpy (Filter, Marilyn Manson, VAST), was recorded in the dead
of winter at a remote lakehouse in northern Michigan. For this effort
Hedges received two Cincinnati Entertainment Award nominations, won
Q102’s 2007 Cincinnati Choice Award for Best Singer, and became
the top 5 most watched YouTube musician for a day with the “Mitral
Valve Prolapse” music video.
July
For Kings is also currently in the studio finishing a new full-length
album entitled Monochrome, slated for release June 23rd 2009. Two
tracks "Like A City" and "Say It Now" are available
at http://www.myspace.com/julyforkings.
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