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Elder King
Elder King formed in the late 2000s with Alex DeLeon on vocals and guitar, John Shanks on bass, and Chris O'Brien on drums. They put out their first album,...
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Elder King formed in the late 2000s with Alex DeLeon on vocals and guitar, John Shanks on bass, and Chris O'Brien on drums. They put out their first album, The Sunlit Path, in 2013, but it was the single 'Day By Day' from the year before that started to get them noticed. The song has a quiet, steady pull that stuck with people.
Their records tend to lean into melodic rock with lyrics that turn inward. You can hear it in songs like 'Even Afraid' and 'This Country Is Mine.' They've kept a steady pace since then, releasing albums every couple of years, including Echoes of the Past in 2015 and Beyond the Veil in 2022.
In 2018, they had a public disagreement with their record label that caused some noise. It didn't stop them from putting out music, though. The same three members are still making it, working through those kinds of industry bumps without much fanfare.
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