Album Info

King Tuff (Bonus Track Version)

Alternative - 2012

The second King Tuff record is a vaguely lo-fi, distorted one-man-band garage-pop album. Unlike the dozens of similar efforts released... more

Tracklist

1

Anthem

3:30 min
2

Alone & Stoned

3:10 min
3

Keep On Movin'

3:09 min
4

Unusual World

3:27 min
5

Bad Thing

2:19 min
6

Loser's Wall

4:25 min
7

Stranger

2:55 min
8

Baby Just Break

2:39 min
9

Stupid Superstar

3:23 min
10

Evergreen

2:52 min
11

Swamp of Love

4:45 min
12

Hit & Run

3:48 min
13

Love Potion (Bonus Track)

3:24 min

About King Tuff (Bonus Track Version)

The second King Tuff record is a vaguely lo-fi, distorted one-man-band garage-pop album. Unlike the dozens of similar efforts released around the same time, King Tuff heralds the arrival of a major alt-rock talent on par with Jay Reatard, Chris Knox, or Ty Segall. Each song is a genre exercise of sorts, but Kyle Thomas (a.k.a. King Tuff) isn't a showoff. When the guitar riff doubles into a Sweet-style heavy glam-fest halfway through the first song, “Anthem,” it’s clear that the dude's doing this at the service of a great little pop number. The insanely catchy “Swamp of Love” mixes the campfire-folk vibe of The Fruit Bats with the outsider garage of The Strange Boys. Thomas is already in at least three other bands; here’s hoping the fellow quits his day job and devotes all his time and effort to King Tuff.