Yesterday we premiered Kaki King’s expansive Dreaming Of Revenge closer “2 O’Clock,” which she told us she wrote from the point of view of an ex-girlfriend who took care of her during a particularly “awful time” of bad dreams and sick stomachs. Missed it? Listen here. Today we’re in the studio with King and her awesomely mellow producer Malcolm Burn as she writes the lyrics for “Life Being What It Is.” King’s known most for her guitar playing, so it’s interesting to see her struggle with words: She dances, checks levels, sings along to the playback, talks about the dark pop of the record, and her difficulty with finding the perfect rhyme for “what’s happening in my life right now.” She mentions how the lyrics are more personal than they’ve been in the past, which is bright and clear when she fiddles nervously with her headphone cable while intoning some of the song’s lines
“You said I’ll see you December / That’s not long enough for me / You put a note in my pocket / And said to take care of me / But that was all.” On the album the month’s changed to “September.” Wonder why? Definitely more emotionally affecting and complex than Death Cab’s recent studio vid.
Dreaming Of Revenge is out 3/4 on Velour.
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I can’t wait to hear this record.
It’s excellent. Actually, we should throw that up in Heavy Rotation.
thanks for posting this. she sounds great.
…so glad she’s stepping out and writing/singing more. I love that voice. this is going to be a great record!!!
The record is going to be so good, can’t wait. Whoever edited this, also key.
Easily the most promising k. king record I’ve seen. There’s already deeper melodic content on this one song than there is on most of the previous records. Also really awesome to see her playing something made of all wood
and k. king if you see this, wish you sang in the first place, it’s a good voice!
Hey, Kaki,
May I suggest writing a public blog? You said, in this video, that you write “endless journal entries”, so I think this would be a good idea. I love your music! ^_^
~Steve
Hey Steve,
She has one on her myspace: http://www.myspace.com/kakiking
I love her.
amazing. her album potentially could be one of the best albums of 2008.
this is awesome. so awesome. can’t wait!
Hey Kaki!
U have a lot fans here in Brazil! And I`m the biggest one of them…
Please… remember us in the next tour!
Sorry for my bad english…
NNani
All southamerica is waiting for Kaki, including Chile! Can’t wait for the new album : )
Hm.. I can’t believe I never noticed she was a lesbian… weird…
Kaki King RUUUULES!!!!!!!