We the Kings (album)
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| Studio album by We the Kings | ||||
| Released | October 2, 2007 (U.S.) September 8, 2008 (UK) |
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| Recorded | 2007 in New York City | |||
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| Length | 34:15 | |||
| Label | S-Curve | |||
| Producer | S*A*M and Sluggo | |||
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We the Kings is the self-titled debut studio album by American rock band We the Kings.
We the Kings formed in 2005 while its member attended Manatee High School. The band's line-up consisted of vocalist Travis Clark, guitarist Hunter Thomsen, bassist Drew Thomsen. and drummer Danny Duncan. In summer, the group toured with Don't Die Cindy.PureVolume, a place where people could upload their music, helped the band's popularity.
According to Travis Clark, the album was "really guitar driven, with those poppy catchy choruses".
In September, the group went on the School's for Fools tour across the US, alongside Valencia, Just Surrender and Metro Station. However, partway through the tour Valencia had to drop off the tour due to their vocalist Shane Henderson having . As a result, Just Surrender headlined the rest of the dates. The group supported Boys Like Girls on their US headlining tour, dubbed Tourzilla, from late September to late October. It was released on October 2, 2007. From mid-January to early March 2008, the band supported Cobra Starship on their North America tour. In April, the band appeared at the Bamboozle Left festival. In June, the band supported Cobra Starship on their US tour, dubbed Really Really Really Ridiculously Good Looking Tour Out to Warped Tour Tour.
Between June and August, the band performed on the 2008 edition of Warped Tour. In October and November, the band supported the Academy Is... on their headlining tour of the US. In October, a re-recorded version of "Check Yes Juliet" was posted online. The re-recording's lyrics were altered to include a reference to Tampa Bay Rays. On December 12, a music video was released for "Secret Valentine" through the band's Myspace profile. In February and March 2009, the group went on a headlining US tour, dubbed The Secret Valentine Tour, with support from the Maine, the Cab, There for Tomorrow and VersaEmerge. In April, the band performed on the Bamboozle Roadshow and appeared at The Bamboozle festival in early May. In July, the band supported All Time Low on their US east coast tour.
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