Rave Magazine (Brisbane, Australia) is blended by I was a King’s aplomb, shiny ramshackle.

It’s certainly true that frontman Frode Stromstad creates classic, chunky power-pop melodies, but there’s something loose and slightly anarchic about the band’s approach. (…) The combination of three-minute nuggets with brief flashes of experimentation, or potential tour-de-forces stripped down to under one minute, brings to mind both Guided By Voices and Apples In Stereo.

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I Was A King is playlisted with no less than two songs at NME Radio!
NME Radio couldn’t decide if they wanted Norman Bleik or It’s All You, so they A-listed both!

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I Was a King’s “Norman Bleik” is highlighted in the ‘Songs You Must Hear Now’ section of SPIN’s July Issue.

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