King King - Standing In The Shadow (2013)

By the time you reach the final track of Standing In The Shadows, you'll be left in no doubt. They've nailed it. Aced it. Knocked it out of the park, just as you knew they would. If King King were a lesser band, with lesser balls, they might have folded under the weight of expectation that surrounds this second album. Instead, Alan Nimmo and the boys have taken everything the last two years have thrown at them - the rave reviews, the national awards, the sell-out shows - and responded with the best songs of their lives. Plenty of bands fumble the 'difficult second album'. King King have blown this one sky-high. Recorded at Superfly Studios in the Nottinghamshire countryside, and co-produced with blood and muscle by vocalist/guitarist Alan and drummer Wayne Proctor, this is a record that stays true to the Glaswegians' blues-rock roots while keeping listeners on their toes with its gamut-running vibe