Josh Boughey (Ultrabreakfast, Swizzle, Soap): singing, acoustic guitar, songs
Beth Daly: singing
Dave Sakowski (Swizzle, Happy Bunny, The 'Mericans): bass
Kevin Turbitt (Swizzle): lead guitar
Andy Santospago (The Vinyl Skyway, Jr Courdoroy): lap steel, mandolin, theramin, cello, classical guitar
Eric Krauter (Calendar Girl, Drumming on Glass, Invisible Rays): trumpet
Ned Armsby (Invisible Rays, Babaloo): drums
Chris Braiotta (The Anchormen): Accordion
Guest artists:
Roger Fritz: piano, f'd up sounds on Til You're Gone
Elana Joy Wetzner: singing on Punk Rock Dream & Box
Janine Papp: singing on The Silent Wheel
Michelle Paulhus: singing on Indie Pop Song
Paul Wisner: lead guitar on Indie Pop Song
Til You're Gone (13 songs) was recorded between 2002 and 2006 and released in January of 2006. The CD is available from Amazon.com and CD-Baby. Tracks and the whole album can also be purchased in the iTunes Store.
The Silent Wheel (9 songs) was recorded by Darron Burke at MakeShift Studio in Jamaica Plain around 1999 or so. You can listen at Last.fm.
Influences
Camper Van Beethoven, Yo La Tengo, Magnetic Fields, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, Eno/Bowie, Drake/Syd, CAN, Boston, Monkees
Sounds Like
Elliott Smith, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Luna, Pink Floyd
An eclectic ensemble of eight Boston musicians known as The Blind King celebrated the release of their second CD, "'Til You're Gone" on Saturday, January 14, 2006 at The Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA.
"'Til You're Gone," recorded at Q-Division Studios in Somerville, and released on the band's own label, Careful Records, is an intimate and contemplative album reminiscent of Tindersticks, Leonard Cohen and Nick Cave. The Blind King will appeal to fans of quiet-core, alt-country, indie pop, psychedelia, and classic folk music.
Live, the eight members of The Blind King play a variety of instruments, including accordion, trumpet, mandolin, theramin, lap steel and cello. The songs ebb and flow with such ease it sounds as if the band is sitting in your living room performing just for you.
