They’re back with a bang – slick grooves and funky basslines, soulful vocals. Lion Drome remain unpredictable and entertaining, as King Of The Club pours through with a totally unique creative core.
From playful live-band verses to a vastly atmospheric, immersive chorus, the use of contrast in King Of The Club is intense, and wholly original. The lyrics are mysterious, then minimalist, and we get a kind of rap-melody-theatrical performance along the way. Weave in the distinct arrangement, the string-like fullness, the rock opera echo, the sudden shift from intimate vocals to something more distant and all-consuming, and we’re onto something boldly unmistakable.
Structurally and performatively King Of The Club rightfully marches to the beat of its own drum, and even throws in a seductive and rather tense guitar solo during the second half. At over four minutes in full, the song takes full advantage of its own freedom, and of the band’s sheer love for jamming and crafting songs of conceptual relevance to themselves. In other words, the story, however vague and mysterious, is clearly connected to the musical vibe, and that holds your interest well.
From indie funk to progressive rock, there’s something unexpected and memorable, even addictive, about King of The Club. And to mix things up further still, Lion Drome added a Kool & The Gang cover to this release, a B-side rocking their take on the mighty Misled. The guitars and voices, the ambient reverb and the groove, all feel perfectly suited to this phase of Lion Drome expression, and the song makes for a satisfying follow-up to the performative and charming King of The Club.
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