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The King Left
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THE KING LEFT BIO Most childhood friendships have a way of dissipating as life progresses. For The King Left, however, these youthful relationships were the start of a strong musical journey. Bassist Ian Bullett, guitarist Mark Grissom and drummer Graham Rothenberg all grew up in the blue-collar town of Elmira, New York – famous for being the place Mark Twain was both married and buried – before sojourning to Ithaca College. The group of friends officially became a band after being recruited by classmate Corey Oliver to help finish a senior film project. It was in this session The King Left laid the early stages of what would become “Counting Ghosts.” The group promptly relocated to the boroughs of New York City after graduation. Gigging around Gotham, The King Left caused enough commotion to get asked out on a tour with Nightmare Of You. NOY’s drummer (and ex-member of Rival Schools, CIV and Gorilla Biscuits), Sammy Siegler, took the guys into the studio to record their debut, self-titled EP and brought Ian Love (Rival Schools) along to engineer the sessions. The King Left self-released the three-song player on Dimestore Records in 2006, quickly breaking the Top 75 on the CMJ Radio 200 chart with hundreds of radio stations playing “I Have To Let You Win (Stop Trying).” Alternative Press subsequently featured the band in their “AP&R: The Best Unsigned Bands” section, The Daily Chorus named them one of the top 30 unsigned bands in the country and Aversion.com gave the releas
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Perfect Without People
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SaG's Indie Electro Rock Playlist June 2010
New York Nothing
The King Left
New York Nothing EP
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SaG's Indie Electro Rock Playlist December 2008
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New York Nothing (Mp3 Master)
Homemade Machines
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Deli's Magazine Best of NYC Fest
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The King Left EP
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Perfect Without People/Homemade Machines Digital Download
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The King Left [AIFF]