It’s been a few weeks but I’m finally getting round to doing more band reviews and I’m glad to say I’m getting back into the swing with a great band like The Fall of Kings.

http://www.myspace.com/thefallofkingslive

They have a great sound which is quite unique yet familiar at the same time. I would possibly go as far as saying they sound a little like the Killers however I feel they don’t warrant any pigeon holes.

They have some lovely synth textures in their songs, especially Life in the Wire which I’m currently listening to on their MySpace player. I’m not going to bang on about how tight the drumming and bass playing is anymore when reviewing as the quality of music I’ve been sent for review is so high – and The Fall of Kings is no exception to this.

Good Blood has a great hook and those haunting distopian synths again which I absolutely love. I don’t know the band and I’ve never met any of the members but I’m going to take a guess that the synth player is a Numan fan. If not then I’ll get my coat.

I love the guitar riffs in all the songs and the low bass playing. There are no pretentions here, no egos, no one trying to out do anyone else and Dan Forrests vocals are great to listen to, he has a superb tone that compliments the music and vice versa as we can hear in The Hands of Many.

Everything sits together perfectly and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for big things for The Fall of Kings in 2010.

If you’re in the Liverpool/Wirral area where the band are from then you may well catch them live. Check out their MySpace and see when and where they’re next playing as you won’t be disapointed.

http://www.myspace.com/thefallofkingslive

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