Queen Kwong
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Black & white photo of Carré Callaway, aka Queen Kwong, in London.
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genres | Rock, Alternative |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels | Dissention Records and Artist Management, Smoky Carrot, Instant Records |
| Associated acts | Nine Inch Nails, Trent Reznor, Joe Cardamone, The Icarus Line, Wes Borland |
| Website | www |
| Members | Carré Kwong Callaway |
Queen Kwong is an American indie rock band founded in Los Angeles, California. The band was founded by multi-instrumentalist Carré Callaway (or Carré Kwong Callaway), the band's sole singer and songwriter who was discovered at age 17 by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails.
Queen Kwong usually plays as a three piece line up (guitar, bass, drums).
Carré Callaway was discovered by Trent Reznor in his New Orleans studio. She first gained notoriety when she opened for Nine Inch Nails on the 2005 With Teeth tour. At this time she was performing solo as a singer/songwriter and soon after moved to Los Angeles under the guidance of Trent Reznor. Callaway dropped out of the music scene for a couple of years and then reemerged in 2009, once again supporting Nine Inch Nails for the Nine Inch Nails "Wave Goodbye" tour this time as Queen Kwong.
Carré released her debut LP, "Get a Witness", in September 2015. It was well received by critics. The 1st Five said, "This album is harsh, confrontational, noisy, dreamy, calming and jarring. It’s doing exactly what great music should do: stir you down to the core and depths of your heart and leave you a shallow husk of mixed emotions begging for more." It was listed in Kerrang!'s Top 50 Records of 2015. The album was regularly played on BBC Radio 1.
In support of the record, Carré toured extensively in the UK and Europe playing festivals like Reading and Leeds Festivals.
In April 2016, Queen Kwong's version of the Chris Isaak song "Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing" started being used as the music for the hit BBC tv show Peaky Blinders (TV series)
Queen Kwong's sound has been described as primal rock 'n' roll, drawing comparisons to bands such as Nirvana, Queens of the Stone Age, and Hole.
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