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Gamble For A Rose

King Charles

Gamble For A Rose

Sophomore effort of glam rock/indie pop from the West London-based singer-songwriter

Label
Buffalo Gang
UK Release date
22/01/2016
US Release date
22/01/2016
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  1. 8.0 |   Gig Soup

    A stronger, much more mature sound, living up to the title he has rightly placed upon himself
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  2. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    There is more than enough quality songwriting on offer but it's as a live act that King Charles comes into his own
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  3. 6.0 |   The Music

    This album is the sound of a break-up that is still happening in slow motion, with none of the closure or hindsight that would usually serve to create a more interesting narrative
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  4. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    Although his second LP does occasionally get too wrapped up in the emotionally-charged anthemic Mumford sound, it is hard not to enjoy on a basic level
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