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The Ks
12+ albums
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The Ks claim to represent "the sounds of the letter K, crunching, angular, moving in all directions." Their songs are short, wry and of diverse subject matter. Singer and writer Dan Kilian, who came to New York after some years toiling in obscurity in Louisville band The Uglies, formed The Ks with guitarist Ray Beyda. They then overhauled the band bringing on board Jeff Gordon on bass, drummer Ian Thomas, and Jon Mossberger on saxophones, keyboard, effects, percussion and back-up vocals. They have released three albums: Skunk, The Ks Can't Get It Together, and most recently, Red Numbers Rising Faster. The band considers Red Numbers Rising Faster to be an epic “Death Party” album. Songs such as “Party in the Graveyard” and “7 Skeletons” were inspired by the death of two musician friends (Louisville figures Mark Watson and Gordon Graham) and songwriter Dan Kilian’s father. The reaper touches other songs more tangentially, and while many songs deal with romantic and financial downturns, Kilian says death inspired even those. “There was a sense that I could die at any moment, too, that we had to get a lot of our best material out right now!” says Kilian. Sadly, the forebodings of death proved to be portentous. Drummer Dave “Soup” Campbell died soon after recording this album, killed by cancer. Says Kilian, "Listen to those drums. That’s one hell of a legacy. " User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
