{"id":38696,"date":"2018-07-27T11:49:16","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T10:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=38696"},"modified":"2018-07-27T11:50:45","modified_gmt":"2018-07-27T10:50:45","slug":"alexis-kings-release-newest-80s-funk-flavoured-single-velvet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/alexis-kings-release-newest-80s-funk-flavoured-single-velvet\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018ALEXIS KINGS\u2019 Release Newest 80\u2019s Funk Flavoured Single \u2018VELVET\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"38697\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2018\/07\/alexis-kings-release-newest-80s-funk-flavoured-single-velvet\/gojy_alexisking11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GOJY_ALEXISKING11.jpg?fit=2736%2C1824&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2736,1824\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 6D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1364411658&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GOJY_ALEXISKING11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GOJY_ALEXISKING11.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-38697\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/GOJY_ALEXISKING11.jpg?resize=640%2C427&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Described by Huw Stephens from BBC Radio 1 as \u201cnot a band to miss\u201d, indie rock 4-piece Alexis Kings are set to release their latest single, \u2018Velvet\u2019, on August 3.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The track is a feel-good anthem with a funky, yet soulful edge, and precedes the release of their debut album later this year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Alexis Kings comprises Brendan Aherne on vocals, Sam Privett in lead guitar, Kalyan Rogers on bass, and Fabio Bocca on drums. They\u2019ve been making a name for themselves with their melody-driven guitar sound, and have played to sell out crowds, most recently at Barfly, Camden, and also at live shows across Asia and the USA.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u2018Velvet\u2019 has been produced by Ian Dowling, known for his work with Bombay Bicycle Club, and Chapel Club, and will be accompanied by a video featuring Old Men Grooving, made famous by Britain\u2019s Got Talent.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find Alexis Kings online on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlexisKingsMusic\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AlexisKingsMusic\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532767424750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEgORp47CLTS1XtNcdWiZIrsE3djQ\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexiskingsmusic\/\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alexiskingsmusic\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532767424750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGOpQXD4MftuhNoqjKeR-mTvm0r-Q\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexisKings\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en-GB&amp;q=https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlexisKings&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1532767424750000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFrwgd5VJdy6Dc9DIKzDtrpRggLVA\">Twitter.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Listen to Alexis Kings\u2019 previous release, \u2018The Enemy\u2019:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Alexis Kings - The Enemy by Alexis Kings\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F432210027&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=960&#038;maxwidth=640\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Described by Huw Stephens from BBC Radio 1 as \u201cnot a band to miss\u201d, indie rock 4-piece Alexis Kings are set to release their latest single, \u2018Velvet\u2019, on August 3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":38698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[5770,997,1006,1109,77,370,15693],"class_list":["post-38696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-releases","tag-alexis-kings","tag-barfly","tag-camden","tag-indie-rock","tag-new-release","tag-new-single","tag-velvet"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5yMhl-a48","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":20688,"url":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2016\/06\/alexis-kings-release-title-track-from-new-ep-squire\/","url_meta":{"origin":38696,"position":0},"title":"Alexis Kings Release Title Track From New EP &#8216;Squire&#8217;","author":"Lisa Hafey","date":"02\/06\/2016","format":false,"excerpt":"St Albans quartet Alexis Kings have announced the release of their new single, 'Squire', from the yet to be released EP of the same name. 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