Vaughan King
Vaughan King (Born October 5, 1982) is an English singer-songwriter, currently living in London.
In late 2007, he formed a band that goes by the name of Vaughan King and his Riff Raff and regularly plays live. His style has been described as "thought-provoking" and "having an interesting and clever array of INSTRUMENTS." In a 2009 blog, Vaughan announced that plans are well under way for the follow up to The Triumphant and hopes to release new material by the end of the year.
The Triumphant
Vaughan's debut album The Triumphant has been released to critical acclaim with Kerrang! magazine awarding it 4 out of 5 and drawing comparisons with Jeff Buckley. The Triumphant was also described as "being one of this years best kept secrets" whilst Rock Sound magazine depict him "as beautiful, deep and dangerous as a frosty river on a moonlit winter's night."
The first single taken from the album was The Forgiven And The Forgotten, accompanied by a remix of the song by Bigo & Twigetti and a live video which was shot at the Camden Barfly (club) in London, UK.
The second single, This Empty Landfill, has cover artwork depicting Vaughan King as the legendary Russian mad monk Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. The B -Side was a remix of the album track Two Souls, remixed by the artist HWH. The single received glowing praise, with Subba Cultcha describing it as a "stirring, soulfully constructed mix of Nick Drake 's despair and Damien Rice's melodic bite."
The final release from The Triumphant will be a Double-A Side single release with Two Souls and the bonus track End to End on 22 June 2009, to coincide with the Deluxe Release of the album on Monday 6 July 2009.
Vaughan also featured and was interviewed on BBC Radio, on The Steve Scruton show, which is presented by Steve Scruton, on August 13, 2008.
Discography
Albums
- The Triumphant (2008)
- The Triumphant (Deluxe EDition) (2009)
Singles
- The Forgiven and the Forgotten
- B-Side : The Forgiven and the Forgotten (Bigo and Twigetti Remix)
- This Empty Landfill
- B-Side : Two Souls (HWH Remix).
- Two Souls/End to End (Double A-Side)
Influences
- David Lynch
- Nick Drake
- Starn Twins
- Nick Cave
- Tom Waits
Other Work
Other Projects include Alternative/Art rock band LEFT, in which he is the chief songwriter and lead singer.