Listen to I Was A King’s self-titled album at Morningside Records.

Rolling Stone Hype Monitor has waded through the most buzzed-about bands all across the Internet to find the one you need to hear now; I Was A King!

The Buzz: Norwegian power-poppers paint tie-dye melodies over cacophonous guitars.

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It’s now possible to pre-order the I Was A King-album on cd or vinyl from Insound, with USA-release April 7th. You’ll get a 11×17 poster in the batch, while supplies last! The 180 gram vinyl comes with a free download of the album!

If you’re a Norwegian resident, pre-order at Hype City before March 20th, and get the 7″ It’s all you / Norman Bleik for free.

HEAVE media is addicted to I Was A King’s quick fix of guitar pop.

There’s no denying that I Was A King has made a solid pop record, well suited to be your spring-time soundtrack. Their talent for fusing instantly hummable melodies with fuzzy guitar goodness is tastefully done and never comes across as derivative.

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I Was A King’s self-titled album is available in Danish music-stores today, March 2nd!

The Danish music-magazine Gaffa rates the album to 5 of 6 stars; “The good melodies never disappear in the norwegian noise-universe”, and has also published an interview with I was a King-frontman Frode Strømstad; “The attention came as a shock“.