Trash Rock Sonic Superstars

After laying down the hardest kung fu kicker of an album to be heard in 1995, King Loser have cemented their reputation as the wildest rock band traversing the fertile musical terrain of New Zealand since the Pretty Things toured here in '65. King Loser are truly a take no prisoners band with a primal attitude powered by voodoo beats and a penchant for onstage antics like flaming cymbals and 'fu demonstrations.

Their two Flying Nun albums, Sonic Super Free Hi-Fi and You Cannot Kill What Does Not Live offer up a frightening cocktail of swinging beats and wild guitar with driving organ to kick things along where they need it most. From surf instrumentals to psychedelia to rawk, King Loser always play the suave cards in the musical deck. Guitarist Chris Heazlewood and Celia on keyboards and bass front the band, sharing vocal duties like Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelwood in a nasty mood. Behind them, guitarist Sean O'Reilly bends the sound out there while drummer Tribal Thunder holds it down. In 1995 they wowed New Zealand and Australia... in 1996, the rest of the world is surely in danger!