We the Kings are an unapologetically commercial pop-punk band from Bradenton,
FL, a small town on the west coast of the state notable primarily for being the home of
Tropicana orange juice. Friends since childhood (the band name refers to the name of
their junior high mascot), the foursome -- singer and guitarist Travis Clark, guitarist
Hunter Thomsen, his bassist brother Drew Thomsen, and drummer Danny Duncan --
formed the band while still attending high school. In 2007, under the guidance of
manager Bret Disend, the still-teenage quartet placed a number of tracks on the
social-networking site Purevolume to build their online buzz as an unsigned band while
pursuing a deal with EMI's revived faux-indie imprint S-Curve Records (Joss Stone,
Fountains of Wayne, the Baha Men). Their self-titled debut album was produced by Sam
Hollander and mixed by Lou Giordano, who had each done the same for then-current
chart favorites Gym Class Heroes and the Plain White T's, respectively.-AMG.
FL, a small town on the west coast of the state notable primarily for being the home of
Tropicana orange juice. Friends since childhood (the band name refers to the name of
their junior high mascot), the foursome -- singer and guitarist Travis Clark, guitarist
Hunter Thomsen, his bassist brother Drew Thomsen, and drummer Danny Duncan --
formed the band while still attending high school. In 2007, under the guidance of
manager Bret Disend, the still-teenage quartet placed a number of tracks on the
social-networking site Purevolume to build their online buzz as an unsigned band while
pursuing a deal with EMI's revived faux-indie imprint S-Curve Records (Joss Stone,
Fountains of Wayne, the Baha Men). Their self-titled debut album was produced by Sam
Hollander and mixed by Lou Giordano, who had each done the same for then-current
chart favorites Gym Class Heroes and the Plain White T's, respectively.-AMG.
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